Reducing the Population Burden of Coronary Heart Disease by Modifying Adiposity: Estimates From the ARIC Study

Background Excess adiposity, which affects 69% of US adults, increases coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in an association that manifests below conventional obesity cut points. The population‐level impact on CHD risk that is attainable through modest adiposity reductions in populations is not well c...

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Main Authors: Kapuaola S. Gellert, Alexander P. Keil, Donglin Zeng, Catherine R. Lesko, Ronald E. Aubert, Christy L. Avery, Pamela L. Lutsey, Anna Maria Siega‐Riz, B. Gwen Windham, Gerardo Heiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.012214