Body-mass index in adolescence and cardiovascular death in adulthood.
The finding by Twig et al. that a person’s BMI at 17 years of age is positively associated with the risk of cardiovascular death strengthens the evidence that risk factors in early life are related to the development of cardiovascular disease in adults. However, persons who are 17 years of age are m...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Massachusetts Medical Society
2016
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