Research suggests that obesity is linked with blood clots in the veins (called venous thromboembolism). Venous thromboembolism (VTE) can be life-threatening if the blood clot breaks loose and travels to the lungs (pulmonary embolism) or brain (stroke). Anthropometry is the study of human body measurement and proportions. Now a new study reports that the risk of thromboembolism is linked to men's waist circumference and women's hip circumference.
The study, published in Circulation investigated the association of obesity and anthropometry with blood clot risk. Danish researchers analyzed data from 27,178 men and 29,876 women, 50 to 64 years old, participating in a Danish prospective study for ten years. The researchers obtained height, weight, waist and hip measurements as well as lifestyle and health information from the participants.
The researchers found that where the weight gain occurred helped predict the risk of VTE in men and women. They determined that obese men with large waists and obese women with large hips had a greater risk of VTE. Other risk factors such as physical activity, hypertension, diabetes and cholesterol were not linked to VTE.
"All measurements of obesity are predictors of the risk for VTE," the study authors conclude. "Positive associations were found between VTE and body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, and total body fat mass."
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