Obesity central

Dyslipidemia Microalbuminuria Family history Central obesity Physical inactivity Tobacco use... 

The presence of excess fat in the stomach area is also a negative factor to be considered in overweight individuals. People who have fat in the abdomen that is out of proportion to their total body fat have what is called central obesity. A person with central obesity is defined as having a circumference, or distance around the waist, of greater than 40 inches in adult men and greater than 35 inches in adult women. Studies have shown that people with central obesity have a higher risk of weight-related health problems than do people whose body fat is more evenly distributed. The reason for this is not... 

The most common findings in Cushing s syndrome are central obesity and facial rounding (90% of patients). Peripheral obesity and fat accumulation occur in 50% of patients. Fat accumulation in the dorsocervical area (buffalo hump) is a nonspecific finding, but increased supraclavicular fat pads are more specific for Cushing s syndrome. Patients are often described as having moon facies and a buffalo hump. 

Obesity is associated with serious health risks and increased mortality. Central obesity reflects high levels of intraabdominal or visceral fat that is associated with the development of hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. 

Fat redistribution Redistribution/accumulation of body fat, including central obesity, dorsocervical fat enlargement (buffalo hump), peripheral wasting, breast enlargement, and cushingoid appearance have been observed in patients receiving protease inhibitors. 

Fat redistribution Redistribution/accumulation of body fat including central obesity,... 

Overdosage symptoms include moon face, central obesity, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, peptic ulcer, increased susceptibility to infection, electrolyte and fluid imbalance, psychosis, and hallucinations. 

South Asian populations. People of South Asian origin in the UK have a high prevalence of coronary heart disease and stroke, central obesity (as evidenced by high waist-to-hip ratio), insulin resistance, non-insulin-dependent (type 2) diabetes and hypertension (Cappuccio 1997 Kain et al. 2002 Bhopal et al. 2005). This increase in vascular risk seems to be partly a result of genetic susceptibility, such as high serum lipoprotein A levels, and partly dietary- and lifestyle-induced changes in lipid levels. 

Any relationship between obesity and stroke is likely to be confounded by the positive association of obesity with hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and lack of exercise, and the negative association with smoking and concurrent illness. Nevertheless, stroke is more common in the obese, and abdominal obesity appears to be an independent predictor of stroke (Suk et al. 2003). The constellation of metabolic abnormalities including central obesity, decreased high density lipoprotein, elevated triglycerides, elevated blood pressure and impaired glucose tolerance is known as the metabolic syndrome and is associated with a three-fold increase risk of type 2 diabetes and a two-fold increase in cardiovascular risk (Eckel et al. 2005 Grundy et al. 2005). 

Central obesity waist circumference-ethnicity specihc plus any two of the following ... 

Limitations Central obesity is required, criteria and cutoff values might need to be further defined... 

Central obesity not necessary if three of the other risk factors are present... 

The diabetogenic actions of cortisol may lead to glucose intolerance or overt diabetes mellitus. A peculiar tendency for the disposition of fat in the face (moon facies), posterior neck (buffalo hump), thorax, and abdomen, while sparing the distal extremities, causes a distinct central obesity. ... 

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