Independent relevance of adiposity measures to coronary heart disease risk among 0.5 million adults in UK Biobank

<p><strong>Background: </strong>Evidence on body fat distribution shows opposing effects of waist circumference (WC) and hip circumference (HC) for coronary heart disease (CHD). We aimed to investigate the causality and the shape of such associations.</p> <p><strong&...

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Main Authors: Trichia, E, Malden, DE, Jin, D, Wright, N, Taylor, H, Karpe, F, Sherliker, P, Murgia, F, Hopewell, JC, Lacey, B, Emberson, J, Bennett, D, Lewington, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2023