Does abdominal obesity have a similar impact on cardiovascular disease and diabetes? A study of 91 246 ambulant patients in 27 European Countries

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 3055-3063

  Fox, Keith A A ^a   Després, Jean Pierre ^b   Richard, Alain Jean ^c   Brette, Sandrine ^d   Deanfield, John E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SANOFI   (France)

^d Statistician ^*  (France)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72649103961     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp371     Document Type: Article

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