| Document ID (ISN) | 59389 |
| CIS number |
93-129 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0300-5771 - International Journal of Epidemiology |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Jones C.A., Klag M.J., Sakai Y., Itoh I., Comstock G.W. |
| Title |
Skinfold thickness and cardiovascular risk factors in American and Japanese telephone company executives |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 1992, Vol.21, No.2, p.229-235. 29 ref. |
| Abstract |
Data from a cross-sectional study of cardiovascular disease risk factors in 962 American and 827 Japanese male telephone company executives were used to determine the associations of skinfold thickness measurements with blood pressure, blood glucose, serum cholesterol, and serum triglycerides. Most skinfolds showed association with risk factors in univariate regression. After adjusting for age and body mass index, the abdominal skinfold continued to be significantly associated with blood pressure and triglycerides in both groups of executives, while the subscapular skinfold showed associations only with triglycerides. After adjustment, the peripheral skinfolds showed no association with risk factors in the American men; however, in the Japanese men the ulnar skinfold continued to be associated with blood pressure. These findings suggest that abdominal and ulnar skinfold measurement may be useful in adjusting for the effect of obesity on coronary heart disease risk in epidemiological studies. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
obesity; cardiovascular diseases; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; Japan; epidemiologic study; blood pressure; cholesterol |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Japan; USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Metabolic diseases
Cardiovascular diseases
|
