Document Type : Review Article
Authors
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Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Food and Beverages Safety Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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Student Research Committee, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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Cardiovascular Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
10.30476/ijns.2025.105065.1381
Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases are the most preventable category of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular
Disease (ASCVD) risk can accurately identify patients with a high risk of developing cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) or stroke over the next ten years. This indicator has several components; however, obesity is not one of them. At the same time, several studies have reported the relationship between obesity and CVDs. This study aimed to review the relationship between obesity and ASCVD risk or the incidence of CVDs. Keywords related to obesity and ASCVD were combined and searched in three databases of Web of Science (WOS), PubMed, and Scopus. A total of 6038 articles were screened based on the title and the abstract. Seven studies investigated the relationship between obesity and ASCVD risk, and 9 assessed the relationship between obesity and CVD events. The findings showed that various obesity indicators, such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-height ratio (WHR) may have different associations with development of CVDs. Obesity was demonstrated to be able to increase the risk of CVDs through the influence of other components of ASCVD. In addition, the distribution of adiposity tissue, especially visceral fat in the abdominal area, can have a more accurate relationship with the occurrence of CVDs than obesity indicators.
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