Abdominal obesity and the risk of venous thromboembolism among women: a potential role of interleukin-6.

Background: Abdominal obesity increases the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). It remains unclear to what extent inflammation contributes to the risk of VTE from abdominal obesity. Our objectives were to investigate the association between abdominal obesity and VTE and the effect of inflammation on this association in a case-control study comprised of women.