Body fat distribution and its risk for cardiovascular events in 10 years: Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

• Main Authors: Bárbara Bruna Rodrigues de Oliveira (Author), Carolina Gomes Coelho (Author), Sandhi Maria Barreto (Author), Luana Giatti (Author), Larissa Fortunato Araújo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Body fat distribution seems to have different effects in cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We aimed to estimate the associations between lower limbs and trunk fat ratio and the 10-year CVD risk, and isolated risk factors in men and women. A total of 10,917 participants from ELSA-Brasil were eligible fo...