The Impact of Obesity on Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in the General Population and in patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Objectives There is an established causal link between obesity and cardiovascular outcomes. The aim of this review was to determine whether an independent relationship exists between anthropometric measurements of weight (typically body mass index [BMI]) and cardiovascular outcomes (e.g. angina, myo...

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Main Authors: Jayne Palmer, Anupama Kalsekar, Kristina Boye, Gordon Goodall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMED.S3479