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Alternative Title:
ISRN Obes
Personal Author:
Baughman, Penelope ; Fekedulegn, Desta ; Andrew, Michael E. ; Joseph, Parveen Nedra ; Dorn, Joan M. ; ... More +
Baughman, Penelope ; Fekedulegn, Desta ; Andrew, Michael E. ; Joseph, Parveen Nedra ; Dorn, Joan M. ; Violanti, John M. ; Burchfiel, Cecil M. Less -
Description:
Given the associations between obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD), we evaluated a related but less well-established association between waist circumference and brachial artery reactivity (BAR), a functional measurement of subclinical CVD, where lower levels indicate dysfunction. Regression models examined trends in mean BAR across waist circumference tertiles in police officers, a high-stress occupational group with increased risk for CVD. Mean BAR decreased across increasing waist tertiles among men, but not women, and this association was stronger among officers who consumed more alcohol. Larger waist circumference may be associated with lower BAR, providing an opportunity for intervention prior to disease development.
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Research Article

Source:
ISRN Obes. 2013; 2013.
Document Type:
Journal Article
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CDC Public Access
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urn:sha256:7fffb0da22aa54065928a1ba4bd7550d63811e32c9a4ab1c3da8701392509c28
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• 	ISRN.OBESITY2013-895687.nxml	txt
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