Changes in patterns of fatness in adult men in relation to serum indices of cardiovascular risk: the Normative Aging Study

Overweight and/or excessive weight gain, as well as changes in central fat deposition, have been implicated in increased incidence of coronary disease and type 2 diabetes.We related adiposity (BMI, kg/m2, and waist circumference, WC, cm) to biochemical risk factors (cholesterol, triglyceride and glucose concentrations) for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.Associations were examined both cross-sectionally and longitudinally, among 867 men...