Abdominal obesity is associated with increased risk of acute coronary events in men

Aims The purpose of the study was to investigate the associations of abdominal obesity and overall obesity with the risk of acute coronary events. Methods and Results Body mass index indicating overall obesity and waist-to-hip ratio and waist circumference indicating abdominal obesity were measured for 1346 Finnish men aged 42–60 years who had neither cardiovascular disease nor cancer at baseline. There were 123 acute coronary events during an...