Performance of the Pooled Cohort Equations to Estimate Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk by Body Mass Index
Khera R, Pandey A, Ayers CR, Carnethon MR, Greenland P, Ndumele CE, Nambi V, Seliger SL, Chaves PHM, Safford MM, Cushman M, Xanthakis V, Ramachandran V, Mentz RJ, Correa A, Lloyd-Jones DM, Berry JD, de Lemos JA, Neeland IJ. Performance of the Pooled Cohort Equations to Estimate Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk by Body Mass Index. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2023242. PMID: 33119108, PMCID: PMC7596579, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.23242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinPooled Cohort EquationsASCVD riskAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseBody mass indexBMI categoriesCohort EquationsObesity categoriesCohort studySevere obesityWaist circumferenceBMI groupsMass indexUnderweight categoryAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease riskMean baseline BMIRisk of ASCVDUsual clinical measuresCardiovascular disease riskC-reactive proteinPooled individual-level dataSevere obesity groupLongitudinal cohort studyNormal weight categoryAdults ages 40