Guest guest Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Table 15. Relative 10-year risk for diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and stroke over the next decade among men initially free of disease stratified by baseline body mass index BMI Diabetes Hypertension Heart Disease CVA 18.5–21.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 22.0–24.9 1.8 1.5 1.1 1.1 25.0–29.9 5.6 2.4 1.7 1.3 30.0–34.9 18.2 3.8 2.2 2.1 > 35.0 41.2 4.2 2.4 2.5 BMI Diabetes Hypertension Heart Disease CVA BMI, body mass index; CVA, cerebrovascular accident Source: Field AE, et al. Impact of overweight on the risk of developing common chronic diseases during a 10-year period. Arch Intern Med 2001;161:1581–6. Per Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/jnc7full.pdf Yikes . . . . Maco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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