Coronary artery disease
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Coronary artery disease · Mar 2000
Clinical TrialCoronary risk profiles in men with coronary artery disease: effects of body composition, fat distribution, age and fitness.
Few studies have investigated the influence of body composition, abdominal obesity, age and fitness on coronary risk factors in populations of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). We investigated whether abdominal obesity or generalized adiposity is a better predictor of cardiovascular risk in men with coronary artery disease (CAD), and the effects of exercise training on coronary risk factors in younger and older patients with CAD. ⋯ In men with CAD, general measures of obesity, such as body weight, body mass index, and fat mass are better predictors of coronary risk factors than body fat distribution. Younger and older men with CAD experienced similar improvements in body composition and body fat distribution after an exercise training program.