The effect of age and NT-proBNP on the association of central obesity with 6-years cardiovascular mortality of middle-aged and elderly diabetic people: the population-based Casale Monferrato study.
<h4>Background</h4>Among people with type 2 diabetes the relationship between central obesity and cardiovascular mortality has not been definitely assessed. Moreover, NT-proBNP is negatively associated with central obesity, but no study has examined their combined effect on survival. We...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0096076&type=printable |