Body mass index and nutrition as determinants of health and disease in population of Croatian Adriatic Islands

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 619-626

  Pucarin Cvetković, Jasna ^a   Mustajbegović, Jadranka ^a   Jelinić, Jagoda Doko ^a   Senta, Ankica ^a   Nola, Iskra Alexandra ^a   Ivanković, Davor ^a   Kaić Rak, Antoinnete ^b   Milošević, Milan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POTATO; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROATIA; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY;

EID: 33747839117     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: 13328166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Simopoulos AP. The Mediterranean diets: What is so special about the diet of Greece? The scientific evidence. J Nutr. 2001;131 11 Suppl:3065S-73S.
2. Arterburn DE, Maciejewski ML, Tsevat J. Impact of morbid obesity on medical expenditures in adults. Int J Obes (Lond). 2005;29:334-9.
3. World Health Organization. Food and health in Europe: a new basis for action WHO. Regional Publications European Series, No 96. Copenhagen: WHO; 2004.
4. Bellanger TM, Bray GA. Obesity related morbidity and mortality. J La State Med Soc. 2005;157 Spec No 1:S42-9.
5. Bener A, Zirie M, Al-Rikabi A. Genetics, obesity, and environmental risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes. Croat Med J. 2005;46:302-7.
6. Lamon-Fava S, Wilson PW, Schaefer EJ. Impact of body mass index on coronary heart disease risk factors in men and women. The Framingham Offspring Study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 1996;16:1509-15.
7. Schroder H, Marrugat J, Elosua R, Covas MI. Relationship between body mass index, serum cholesterol, leisure-time physical activity, and diet in a Mediterranean Southern-Europe population. Br J Nutr. 2003;90:431-9.
8. Ferrannini E. Physiological and metabolic consequences of obesity. Metabolism. 1995;44(9 Suppl 3):15-7.
9. Petersen S, Peto V, Rayner M, Leal J, Luengo Fernandez R, Gray A. European cardiovascular disease statistics 2005. London: British Heart Fundation; 2005.
10. Kralj V, Hrabak ZV, Erceg M, Tomic B. Cardiovascular diseases in Republic of Croatia [in Croatian]. Zagreb: Croatian National Institute of Public Health; 2004.
11. Shelley E; Conference Expert Committee. Promoting heart health - a European consensus. Background paper prepared by the Irish Presidency for a meeting in Cork, Ireland, February 2004. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2004;11:87-100.
12. World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. European health for all database. Available from: http://www.euro.who.int/hfadb. Accessed: June 13, 2005.
13. Heim I, Jembrek-Gostovic M, Kern J, Jonke V, Svetina M. Trends in acute myocardial infarction mortality and morbidity from 1979 to 2001 in the City of Zagreb, Croatia. Croat Med J. 2005;46:970-6.
14. Owen RW, Haubner R, Wurtele G, Hull E, Spiegelhalder B, Bartsch H. Olives and olive oil in cancer prevention. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2004;13:319-26.
15. Schroder H, Marrugat J, Vila J, Covas IM, Elosua R. Adherence to the traditional Medterranean diet is inversely associated with body mass index and obesity in a Spanish population. J Nutr. 2004;134:3355-61.
16. Rudan I, Campbell H, Rudan P. Genetic epidemiological studies of eastern Adriatic Island isolates, Croatia: objective and strategies. Coll Antropol. 1999;23:531-46.
17. Rudan I, Biloglav Z, Vorko-Jovic A, Kujundzic-Tiljakzic-Tiljak-Tiljak M, Stevanovic R, Ropac D, et al. Effects of inbreeding, endogamy, genetic admixture and outbreeding on human health: "a 1001 Dalmatians" study. Croat Med J. 2006;47:601-10.
18. Senta A, Pucarin-Cvetković J, Doko Jelinić J. Quantitative models of foodstuffs and meals [in Croatian]. Zagreb: Medicinska Naklada; 2004.
19. Weiner JS, Lourie JA, editors. Human biology: a guide to field methods. Oxford (UK): Blackwell Scientific Publications; 1969.
20. 1999 World Health Organization-International Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension. Guidelines Subcommittee. J Hypertens. 1999;17:151-83.
21. Riqas-To-MultiQC. user manual. Available from: http://www.multiqc.com/ Riqas2MultiQC.pdf. Accessed June 13, 2005.
22. Panagiotakos DB, Pitsavos C, Chrysohoou C, Risvas G, Kontogianni MD, Zampelas A, et al. Epidemiology of overweight and obesity in a Greek adult population: the ATTICA Study. Obes Res. 2004;12:1914-20.
23. Brown CD, Higgins M, Donato KA, Rohde FC, Garrison R, Obarzanek E, et al. Body mass index and prevalence of hypertension and dyslipidemia. Obes Res. 2000;8:605-19.
24. McGee DL. Diverse Population Collaboration. Body mass index and mortality: a meta-analysis based on person-level data from twenty-six observational studies. Ann Epidemiol. 2005;15:87-97.
25. Kragelund C, Hassager C, Hildebrandt P, Torp-Pedersen C, Kober L. Impact of obesity on long-term prognosis following acute myocardial infarction. Int J Cardiol. 2005;98:123-31.
26. Bjorntorp P. The regulation of adipose tissue distribution in humans. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1996;20:291-302.
27. Kern J, Strnad M, Coric T, Vuletic S. Cardiovascular risk factor in Croatia: struggling to provide the evidence for developing policy recommendations. BMJ. 2005;331:208-10.
28. Garaulet M, Marin C, Perez-Llamas F, Canterasl M, Tebar FJ, Zamora S. Adiposity and dietary intake in cardiovascular risk in an obese population from a Mediterranean area. J Physiol Biochem. 2004;60:39-49.
29. Haim I. Mortality from circulatory diseases in Croatia by districts. In: International conference on Mediterranean diet and health, abstract book; 2002 Sept 12-15; Brijuni, Croatia. Zagreb: Croatian National Institute of Public Health; 2002. p. 18-9.
30. Ortega RM, Lopez Sobaler AM, Aranceta J, Serra Majem L. Are there any nutritional deficiencies in the Mediterranean diet? [in Spanish]. Arch Latinoam Nutr. 2004;54(2 Suppl 1):87-91.
31. Kaic-Rak A. Changes in dietary habits in Croatia. In: International conference on Mediterranean diet and health; September 12-15, 2002; Brijuni, Croatia. Zagreb: Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo; 2002. p. 14-5.
32. Turek S, Rudan I, Smolej-Narancic N, Szirovicza L, Cubrilo-Turek M, Zerjavic-Hrabak V, et al. A large cross-sectional study of health attitudes, knowledge, behaviour and risks in the post-war Croatian population (the First Croatian Health Project). Coll Antropol. 2001;25:77-96.
33. Yusuf S, Hawken S, Ounpuu S, Bautista L, Franzosi MG, Commerford P, et al. Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27,000 participants from 52 countries: a case-control study. Lancet. 2005;366:1640-9.