Is body mass index before middle age related to coronary heart disease risk in later life? Evidence from observational studies

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 866-877

  Owen, C G ^a   Whincup, P H ^a   Orfei, L ^a   Chou, Q A ^a   Rudnicka, A R ^a   Wathern, A K ^a   Kaye, S J ^a   Eriksson, J G ^b,c   Osmond, C ^d   Cook, D G ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body mass index; Child children; Coronary heart disease; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EMBASE; GENDER; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDLINE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CHILD; COMPLICATION; CORONARY DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949131219     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.102     Document Type: Article

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