Open AccessImpact of Body Mass Index and the Metabolic Syndrome on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Death in Middle-Aged Men
Author(s) -
Johan Ärnlöv,
Erik Ingelsson,
Johan Sundström,
Lars Lind
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.109.887521
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , body mass index , metabolic syndrome , overweight , confidence interval , obesity , obesity paradox , proportional hazards model
The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between combinations of body mass index (BMI) categories and metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the risk of cardiovascular disease and death in middle-aged men.
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