Circulation. Heart failure
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Association of multiple anthropometrics of overweight and obesity with incident heart failure: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study.
The association of central adiposity with incident heart failure (HF) has yet to be studied in a large population-based study. ⋯ Obesity and overweight, as measured by 3 different anthropometrics, were associated with incident HF in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities cohort. The current study does not support the superiority of waist-hip ratio and waist circumference over BMI for the prediction of incident HF.