Adiposity in early, middle and later adult life and cardiometabolic risk markers in later life; findings from the British regional heart study.

This research investigates the associations between body mass index (BMI) at 21, 40-59, 60-79 years of age on cardiometabolic risk markers at 60-79 years.A prospective study of 3464 British men with BMI measured at 40-59 and 60-79 years, when cardiometabolic risk was assessed. BMI at 21 years was as...

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Main Authors: Venediktos V Kapetanakis, Alicja R Rudnicka, Andrea K Wathern, Lucy Lennon, Olia Papacosta, Derek G Cook, S Goya Wannamethee, Peter H Whincup, Christopher G Owen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4256406?pdf=render