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World J Diabetes. Mar 15, 2015; 6(2): 326-332
Published online Mar 15, 2015. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v6.i2.326
Figure 1
Figure 1 Association between abdominal obesity and cardiovascular disease. Subjects in the upper tertile of waist circumference had an increased adjusted relative risk of 29% for cardiovascular (CV) death, 27% for myocardial infarction (MI), and 35% for total mortality, suggesting a strong association between abdominal obesity and CV events. Adapted from Dagenais et al[9]. WC: Waist circumference; CVD: Cardiovascular disease death.