Open AccessBody mass index and risk of autoimmune diseases: a study within the Danish National Birth Cohort
Author(s) -
Maria C. Harpsøe,
Saima Basit,
Mikael Andersson,
Nete Munk Nielsen,
Morten Frisch,
Jan Wohlfahrt,
Ellen A. Nøhr,
Allan Linneberg,
Tine Jess
Publication year - 2014
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/dyu045
Subject(s) - danish , body mass index , medicine , cohort study , cohort , demography , epidemiology , pediatrics , environmental health , philosophy , linguistics , sociology
A possible aetiological link between obesity and certain autoimmune diseases (ADs) has been suggested. We investigated the associations between body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) and 43 ADs.
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