Obesity and myocardial infarction - Vulnerability related to occupational level and marital status. A 23-year follow-up of an urban male Swedish population

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 252, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 542-550

  Hedblad, Bo ^a   Jonsson, S ^a   Nilsson, P ^b   Engstrom G ^a   Berglund, G ^b   Janzon, L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Marital status; Mortality; Myocardial infarction; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; TIME;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBESITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0036911339     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2002.01069.x     Document Type: Article

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