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| Weight change and risk of heart attack in middle-aged British men | | Author(s) | M Walker, G Wannamethee, P H Whincup |
| Journal title | International Journal of Epidemiology, 1995 |
| Pages | pp 694-703 |
| Keywords | Heart disease ; Weight ; Middle aged ; Older men ; Longitudinal surveys. |
| Annotation | Both weight gain and weight loss have been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease mortality in US studies. The relationship between weight change over a 5-year period and subsequent risk of a heart attack during a further 6.5 years follow-up was examined in 7,100 middle-aged British men. More than half maintained stable body weight and served as the reference group. The 6,445 men free from a history of coronary heart disease experienced 318 heart attacks, fatal and non-fatal during the 6.5 years. Men who gained 4-10% body weight had the lowest rate of heart attack, although this was not significantly different from the stable group. Those who lost weight had an increased risk of heart attack. Those who gained more than 10% body weight had significantly increased risk of heart attack. When the effect of weight change was examined according to initial body mass index (BMI), those with a BMI of less than 25.kg/m2 who lost weight had a marginally increased relative risk of heart attack, while men who were overweight or obese showed no benefit from weight loss. These results generally confirm those from US studies. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991223017 A |
| Classmark | CQH: 4X6: SE: BC: 3J * |
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