Sex Differences in the Association of Body Composition and Cardiovascular Mortality

Sex Differences in the Association of Body Composition and Cardiovascular Mortality

Background To determine whether differences in body composition contribute to sex differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, we investigated the relationship between components of body composition and CVD mortality in healthy men and women. Methods and Results Dual energy x‐ray absorptio...

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Main Authors: Preethi Srikanthan, Tamara B. Horwich, Marcella Calfon Press, Jeff Gornbein, Karol E. Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
adipose tissue
cardiovascular events
muscle
women
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.017511

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