Body mass index and fitness in late adolescence and risk of cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and overall death after COVID‐19 by Josefina Robertson, Anders Muszta, Martin Lindgren, Agnes af Geijerstam, Jenny Nyberg, Lauren Lissner, Mats Börjesson, Magnus Gisslén, Annika Rosengren, Martin Adiels, Maria Åberg

“…Methods In this study, 1.5 million 18‐year‐old Swedish men with BMI and CRF measured during enlistment for military service 1968–2005 were included. Hospitalized and non‐hospitalized COVID‐19 cases were identified through the Patient Register or positive polymerase chain reaction tests, and age‐matched with non‐infected controls. …”
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Body Mass Index in Adolescence and Long‐Term Risk of Early Incident Atrial Fibrillation and Subsequent Mortality, Heart Failure, and Ischemic Stroke by Demir Djekic, Martin Lindgren, N. David Åberg, Maria Åberg, Espen Fengsrud, Dritan Poci, Martin Adiels, Annika Rosengren

“…Methods and Results We conducted a nationwide, register‐based, cohort study of 1 704 467 men (mean age, 18.3±0.75 years) enrolled in compulsory military service in Sweden from 1969 through 2005. Height and weight, blood pressure, fitness, muscle strength, intelligence quotient, and medical disorders were recorded at baseline. …”
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