Relationship between central obesity and cardiovascular hemodynamic indices in postmenopausal women Noha H Farag, M.D., Scott C Matthews, M.D., Eva Brzezinski, M.S., R.D., Richard A Nelesen, Ph.D., Paul J Mills, Ph.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 81, Issue 2, Pages 465-467 (February 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.08.007
FIGURE 1 Hemodynamic and metabolic variables by waist-hip ratio (WHR). Low WHR group (WHR <.8) (dashed bar) had significantly lower total peripheral resistance index (A) and higher cardiac index (B) (P≤.04) as compared with the high WHR group (WHR ≥.8) (solid bar). Farag. Central obesity and cardiovascular hemodynamics. Fertil Steril 2004. Fertility and Sterility 2004 81, 465-467DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.08.007)