Relation of generalized and central obesity to cardiovascular risk factors and prevalent coronary heart disease in a sample of American Indians: the Strong Heart Study

To examine the hypothesis linking measures of obesity including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (waist) and percentage body fat to coronary heart disease (CHD) prevalence and its risk factors in American Indians.The Strong Heart Study assesses the prevalence of CHD and its risk factors in American Indians in Arizona, Oklahoma and South/North Dakota. Participants underwent a physical examination and an electrocardiogram; anthropometric...