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Fat Around the Waist
Warwick Medical School researchers Professor F. P. Cappuccio and Dr. M. A. Miller studied a large group of people belonging to three different ethnic groups -- white, South Asian and people of African origin -- and measured a variety of markers of inflammatory activation. They related these to measures of overweight or obesity, such as body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip ratio (WHR).
The study clearly showed that the levels of sE-selectin, a marker of inflammation produced by artery vessel walls, are strongly associated with measures of obesity, and in particular with the amount of fat around the waist. The research found that every 2 percent increase in sE-selectin led to the increase of one unit in Body Mass Index and 0.01 units in waist-hip ratios.
This inflammation can directly trigger thrombosis, heart disease, strokes and diabetes.
Fat Around the Waist
Warwick Medical School researchers Professor F. P. Cappuccio and Dr. M. A. Miller studied a large group of people belonging to three different ethnic groups -- white, South Asian and people of African origin -- and measured a variety of markers of inflammatory activation. They related these to measures of overweight or obesity, such as body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip ratio (WHR).
The study clearly showed that the levels of sE-selectin, a marker of inflammation produced by artery vessel walls, are strongly associated with measures of obesity, and in particular with the amount of fat around the waist. The research found that every 2 percent increase in sE-selectin led to the increase of one unit in Body Mass Index and 0.01 units in waist-hip ratios.
This inflammation can directly trigger thrombosis, heart disease, strokes and diabetes.
