The Claim
In patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, a higher waist-hip ratio is associated with a higher prevalence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus and with worse metabolic patterns in laboratory findings.
What the research says
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Among patients having a specific type of heart attack and undergoing a heart procedure, those with a higher waist-to-hip ratio have higher rates of high blood pressure and diabetes, and show more abnormal metabolic markers in blood tests.
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Among patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, higher waist-hip ratio is associated with increased prevalence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus, and with worsening metabolic patterns in laboratory findings.
Excess fat around the waist releases chemicals that make the body less responsive to insulin, causing blood sugar to rise and blood vessels to stiffen, which raises blood pressure and damages the heart.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Waist–hip ratio and 1-year clinical outcome in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarctions
Heart attack patients with more belly fat (higher waist-to-hip ratio) were more likely to have high blood pressure, diabetes, and abnormal blood test results — just like the claim says.
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