Body mass index – Seven Countries Study

Body mass index and all-cause mortality

SCS — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:45:00 +0000

Underweight and overweight related to all-cause mortality In the European cohorts of the SCS middle-aged men with a body mass index (BMI) <18.5 kg/m2 had a 2-fold greater all-cause mortality after 15 years of follow-up compared to those in the reference category (BMI 18.5-25 kg/m2). Overweight (BMI 25-30 kg/m2) was not related to higher mortality. Obese [...]

From individual risk factors to global cardiovascular risk

SCS — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:28:46 +0000

Individual risk factors and CHD prevention in the past In the 1960s and 70s, the Seven Countries Study and many other studies identified serum cholesterol, systolic blood pressure and smoking as major risk factors of CHD. Since then, smoking cessation and dietary interventions were promoted for primary prevention with drug treatment recommended for strongly elevated [...]

Body fat, glucose tolerance and diabetes incidence in non-diabetic elderly men

SCS — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:33:42 +0000

In 1970, the Dutch cohort of middle-aged men received a fasting oral glucose tolerance test with a glucose load of 50 grams and blood taken after 30, 60 and 120 min. The cross-sectional analysis showed that the subscapular skinfold thickness was independently related to fasting, 60 and 120 min glucose levels and to the [...]

Physical activity, dietary fiber and body fat

SCS — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:31:56 +0000

A cross-sectional analysis on survey data collected in 16 cohorts of middle-aged men in the 1960s showed that the average population index of occupational physical activity was strongly inversely related (R= -0.91) to the average population subscapular skinfold thickness, an indicator of total body fat. Average dietary fiber intake was also inversely associated ecologically, [...]

Cardiovascular risk factors and all-cause mortality in the elderly

SCS — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:24:31 +0000

In the FINE Study the relations of classic cardiovascular risk factors with subsequent all-cause mortality were investigated in men aged 65-84 at baseline.

Calculate Your Body Mass Index

SCS — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:03:15 +0000

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. To measure your BMI, visit the nhlbi.nih.gov website: Study findings on BMI:

Body mass index and coronary heart disease

SCS — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:59:59 +0000

Changes in body weight during 10 years of follow-up were related to 15-year CHD mortality.