Pear- and Apple-Shaped People at Risk of Clot While obesity alone carries certain health risks, where and how fat is distributed throughout the body can also have an impact. Researchers say pear-shaped women who carry excess weight on their hips and thighs and apple-shaped men who accumulate fat in their waists are at greater risk of suffering a deep vein thrombosis(血栓症)or a clot in the lung called pulmonary(肺の)embolism(塞栓症). This remains the case even when the men and woman have "ideal" body weights.