J Obes Metab Syndr.  2019 Dec;28(4):262-270. 10.7570/jomes.2019.28.4.262.

Association between Abdominal Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adults with Normal Body Mass Index: Based on the Sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Family Medicine, Obesity and Metabolic Disease Center, Seongnam Central Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. julybook@korea.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Family Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Abdominal obesity predisposes individuals to cardiovascular disease, but the data in adults with normal body mass index (BMI) are relatively rare. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics of subjects with normal BMI and abdominal obesity and to identify the relationship between central obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in normal BMI adults in Korea.
METHODS
Ten thousands six hundred thirty-four adults with BMI between 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m² who participated in the sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were included. Abdominal obesity was defined as a waist circumference of ≥90 cm in males and ≥85 cm in females. Through logistic regression, we analyzed the factors influencing abdominal obesity and the relationship between abdominal obesity and cardiovascular risk factors.
RESULTS
The prevalence of abdominal obesity in adults with normal BMI was 6.9% for males and 7.7% for females, and this prevalence tended to increase with age. When adjusted for age and BMI, daily excessive alcohol consumption increased the risk of abdominal obesity in adults of normal weight. Women with lower socioeconomic status and men in need of walking exercise also had a higher risk of abdominal obesity. In the model adjusted for age and BMI, abdominal obesity was associated with fasting glucose intolerance and diabetes in men and hypertriglyceridemia and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in women.
CONCLUSION
Cardiovascular risk factors were associated with abdominal obesity in Korean adults with normal BMI. These results suggest that more careful management of abdominal obesity in those with normal weight is necessary.

Keyword

Normal body weight; Abdominal obesity; Cardiovascular disease risk factors

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Alcohol Drinking
Body Mass Index*
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cholesterol
Fasting
Female
Glucose Intolerance
Humans
Hypertriglyceridemia
Ideal Body Weight
Korea*
Lipoproteins
Logistic Models
Male
Nutrition Surveys*
Obesity, Abdominal*
Prevalence
Risk Factors*
Social Class
Waist Circumference
Walking
Cholesterol
Lipoproteins
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