[Obesity anthropometrics indicators and the association with coronary ischemic disease].
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association of obesity anthropometrics indicators in coronary ischemic disease (CID). METHODOLOGY: A sample of 120 men was studied; group A (n = 60) with CID and group B (n = 60) without CID and apparent healthy, between 35-55 years old; from Valencia, Venezuela. Age and clinical data were obtained. Weight, height, circumferences of arm, waist, hip, skinfold tricipital and subescapular, were measured; body mass index (BMI), fatty area (FA) and waist/hip index (W/H) were calculated. RESULTS: The mean age for Group A was 45,2 +/- 9,1 years old; BMI 28,5 +/- 4,1 kg/m2 and W/H index of 0,96 +/- 0,004 cm; for Group B age was 40,8 +/- 4,8 years old, BMI 26,39 +/- 4,4 kg/m2 and W/H index 0,90 +/- 0,06 cm. A significant difference for age and BMI (p < 0,05) and for the W/H index (p < 0,01) was found. For men with CID, 40% were obese, 76% had high W/H index and 30% high AG, finding a significant association (p < 0,01) for the W/H index. CONCLUSION: Results showed that there are an positive association between high anthropometrics indicators for W/H index and the BMI index with coronary ischemic disease in the people studied, so they are an important risk factor for this patology.