Prepregnancy Obesity and Associations With Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in Women in the Years After Childbirth
Author(s) -
Michelle Schmiegelow,
Charlotte Andersson,
Lars Køber,
Søren Skøtt Andersen,
Jonas Bjerring Olesen,
Thomas Bo Jensen,
Aziza Azimi,
Mia Nielsen,
Gunnar Gislason,
Christian TorpPedersen
Publication year - 2013
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.113.003142
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , myocardial infarction , interquartile range , underweight , stroke (engine) , body mass index , overweight , obesity , cardiology , obstetrics , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , engineering
Cardiovascular events (stroke or myocardial infarction) are often associated with poorer prognosis in younger, compared with older individuals. We examined the associations between prepregnancy obesity and the risks of myocardial infarction and stroke in young, healthy women.
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