Changes in Childhood Body‐Mass Index and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Adulthood

Changes in Childhood Body‐Mass Index and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Adulthood

Background Childhood weight trajectories may influence cardiometabolic traits and thereby the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) later in life. We examined whether overweight and changes in weight status during childhood were associated with risk of VTE in adulthood. Methods and Results We used Da...

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Main Authors: Jens Sundbøll, Lars Ängquist, Kasper Adelborg, Line Klingen Gjærde, Anne Ording, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen, Jennifer L. Baker, Henrik Toft Sørensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
body mass index
deep venous thrombosis
pulmonary embolism
venous thromboembolism
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.011407

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