TY - JOUR
T1 - Waist circumference and metabolic syndrome
T2 - The risk for silent coronary artery disease in males
AU - Vakil, Kairav P.
AU - Malhotra, Saurabh
AU - Sawada, Stephen
AU - Campbell, Steffanie R.
AU - Sayfo, Sameh
AU - Kamalesh, Masoor
PY - 2012/6/1
Y1 - 2012/6/1
N2 - Background: Waist circumference (WC) is a component used to define metabolic syndrome. However, its role as an independent predictor of silent coronary artery disease (CAD), above its contribution to metabolic syndrome, remains unknown. Methods: Male veterans without known CAD, undergoing cardiac stress testing for indications other than typical angina or its equivalent, were evaluated for the presence of silent CAD. High WC and metabolic syndrome were defined per the revised National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP-R) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria. Results: Data on 1,071 patients (age 61±11 years) were analyzed retrospectively. On multivariable logistic regression analysis [odds ratio (OR), 95% confidence interval (CI), P value), a WC ≥94cm (1.42, 1.04-1.93; P=0.026), metabolic syndrome by NCEP-R (1.73, 1.29-2.33; P<0.0001), and metabolic syndrome by IDF (1.57, 1.17-2.11; P=0.003) were independent predictors of silent CAD. When comparing patients meeting criteria for metabolic syndrome defined by either NCEP-R or IDF, the prevalence of silent CAD was not statistically different (P=0.86). The prevalence of silent CAD associated with a high WC was not inferior to that seen between silent CAD and metabolic syndrome as defined by either criterion. Last, among patients with metabolic syndrome defined by NCEP-R, those with a high WC as a defining component of metabolic syndrome had a higher prevalence of silent CAD (30% vs. 20%; P=0.026). Conclusion: A WC ≥94cm in males is independently associated with an increased prevalence of silent CAD. In patients with metabolic syndrome, this prevalence is increased by the presence of high WC.
AB - Background: Waist circumference (WC) is a component used to define metabolic syndrome. However, its role as an independent predictor of silent coronary artery disease (CAD), above its contribution to metabolic syndrome, remains unknown. Methods: Male veterans without known CAD, undergoing cardiac stress testing for indications other than typical angina or its equivalent, were evaluated for the presence of silent CAD. High WC and metabolic syndrome were defined per the revised National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP-R) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria. Results: Data on 1,071 patients (age 61±11 years) were analyzed retrospectively. On multivariable logistic regression analysis [odds ratio (OR), 95% confidence interval (CI), P value), a WC ≥94cm (1.42, 1.04-1.93; P=0.026), metabolic syndrome by NCEP-R (1.73, 1.29-2.33; P<0.0001), and metabolic syndrome by IDF (1.57, 1.17-2.11; P=0.003) were independent predictors of silent CAD. When comparing patients meeting criteria for metabolic syndrome defined by either NCEP-R or IDF, the prevalence of silent CAD was not statistically different (P=0.86). The prevalence of silent CAD associated with a high WC was not inferior to that seen between silent CAD and metabolic syndrome as defined by either criterion. Last, among patients with metabolic syndrome defined by NCEP-R, those with a high WC as a defining component of metabolic syndrome had a higher prevalence of silent CAD (30% vs. 20%; P=0.026). Conclusion: A WC ≥94cm in males is independently associated with an increased prevalence of silent CAD. In patients with metabolic syndrome, this prevalence is increased by the presence of high WC.
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U2 - 10.1089/met.2011.0099
DO - 10.1089/met.2011.0099
M3 - Article
C2 - 22324791
AN - SCOPUS:84861743467
SN - 1540-4196
VL - 10
SP - 225
EP - 231
JO - Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders
JF - Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders
IS - 3
ER -