Association of body size and muscle strength with incidence of coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases: a population-based cohort study of one million Swedish men | Zendy

Karri Silventoinen | Zendy; Patrik K. E. Magnusson | Zendy; Per Tynelius | Zendy; G. David Batty | Zendy; Finn Rasmussen | Zendy

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Association of body size and muscle strength with incidence of coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases: a population-based cohort study of one million Swedish men

Author(s) -

Karri Silventoinen,

Patrik K. E. Magnusson,

Per Tynelius,

G. David Batty,

Finn Rasmussen

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyn231

Subject(s) - medicine , coronary heart disease , incidence (geometry) , stroke (engine) , cohort , cardiology , cohort study , epidemiology , disease , muscle strength , population , environmental health , physics , optics , mechanical engineering , engineering

Muscle strength and body size may be associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke risk. However, perhaps because of a low number of cases, existing evidence is inconsistent.

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