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. 2000 Jul 22;321(7255):215–218. doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7255.215

Table 5.

Overlap between FEV1, left ventricular hypertrophy, coronary heart disease, and abnormal body mass index (BMI ⩾25) in 106/109 patients with complete data

FEV1 ⩽70%
FEV1 ⩾70%
Abnormal BMI Normal BMI Abnormal BMI Normal BMI
Coronary heart disease*
 Left ventricular hypertrophy:
  Yes 2 1 6 0
 No 12 6 10 2
No coronary heart disease
 Left ventricular hypertrophy:
  Yes 6 2 8 2
 No 17 7 21 4
*

History of angina (past or present), myocardial infarction or CABG, or ECG changes typical of coronary heart disease.