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Association between Overweight and Increased Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Ahmad Ali Khalili, Ali Reza Yaghoobi, Rezvanieh Salehi, Rasoul Azarfarin.


Abstract
Objective: To assess relationship of obesity with occurrence of coronary artery disease
(CAD) in Iranian patients.
Methods: The CAD risk associated with obesity (body mass index 25.0) was assessed in
a case-control study of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), which compared 200 AMI
patients aged 40–79 years with 200 community controls, matched by age, gender and
other risk factors.
Results: The prevalence of current overweight was much more frequent in cases
compared with controls. Even after controlling for other CAD risk factors, obesity was
associated with a 2-fold increase in the risk of AMI.
Conclusion: Current overweight is a CAD risk and was associated with a 2-fold increase
in the risk of AMI. (Rawal Med J 2007;33:25-28).

Key words: Myocardial infarction, obesity; overweight, coronary artery disease.


 
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Khalili AA, Yaghoobi AR, Salehi R, Azarfarin R. Association between Overweight and Increased Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction. RMJ. 2008; 33(1): 26-29.

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Khalili AA, Yaghoobi AR, Salehi R, Azarfarin R. Association between Overweight and Increased Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=7390 [Access: October 30, 2025].

AMA (American Medical Association) Style

Khalili AA, Yaghoobi AR, Salehi R, Azarfarin R. Association between Overweight and Increased Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction. RMJ. 2008; 33(1): 26-29.


Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Khalili AA, Yaghoobi AR, Salehi R, Azarfarin R. Association between Overweight and Increased Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction. RMJ. (2008), [cited October 30, 2025]; 33(1): 26-29.


Harvard Style

Khalili, A. A., Yaghoobi, . A. R., Salehi, . R. & Azarfarin, . R. (2008) Association between Overweight and Increased Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction. RMJ, 33 (1), 26-29.


Turabian Style

Khalili, Ahmad Ali, Ali Reza Yaghoobi, Rezvanieh Salehi, and Rasoul Azarfarin. 2008. Association between Overweight and Increased Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Rawal Medical Journal, 33 (1), 26-29.


Chicago Style

Khalili, Ahmad Ali, Ali Reza Yaghoobi, Rezvanieh Salehi, and Rasoul Azarfarin. "Association between Overweight and Increased Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction." Rawal Medical Journal 33 (2008), 26-29.


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Khalili, Ahmad Ali, Ali Reza Yaghoobi, Rezvanieh Salehi, and Rasoul Azarfarin. "Association between Overweight and Increased Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction." Rawal Medical Journal 33.1 (2008), 26-29. Print.


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Khalili, A. A., Yaghoobi, . A. R., Salehi, . R. & Azarfarin, . R. (2008) Association between Overweight and Increased Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Rawal Medical Journal, 33 (1), 26-29.


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