Sex-specific associations between adolescent categories of BMI with cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality in midlife

Sex-specific associations between adolescent categories of BMI with cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality in midlife

Abstract Context Most studies linking long-term consequences of adolescent underweight and obesity are limited to men. Objective To assess the sex-specific association of adolescent BMI with cardiovascular- and non-cardiovascular-related mortality in young adulthood and midlife. Setting A nationwide...

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Main Authors: Ariel Furer, Arnon Afek, Omri Orr, Liron Gershovitz, Moran Landau Rabbi, Estela Derazne, Orit Pinhas-Hamiel, Noam Fink, Adi Leiba, Amir Tirosh, Jeremy D. Kark, Gilad Twig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Adolescence
Body mass index
Cohort study
Obesity
Cardiovascular death
Sex
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-018-0727-7

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