Separate and combined associations of body-mass index and abdominal adiposity with cardiovascular disease: collaborative analysis of 58 prospective studies.

Separate and combined associations of body-mass index and abdominal adiposity with cardiovascular disease: collaborative analysis of 58 prospective studies.

BACKGROUND: Guidelines differ about the value of assessment of adiposity measures for cardiovascular disease risk prediction when information is available for other risk factors. We studied the separate and combined associations of body-mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio w...

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Main Authors: Wormser, D, Kaptoge, S, Di Angelantonio, E, Wood, A, Pennells, L, Thompson, A, Sarwar, N, Kizer, JR, Lawlor, D, Nordestgaard, BG, Ridker, P, Salomaa, V, Stevens, J, Woodward, M, Sattar, N, Collins, R, Thompson, S, Whitlock, G, Danesh, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011

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