Adiposity and incidence of heart failure hospitalization and mortality: A population-based prospective study

Circulation: Heart Failure

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 202-208

  Levitan, Emily B ^a   Yang, Amy Z ^a   Wolk, Alicja ^b   Mittleman, Murray A ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aging; Epidemiology; Heart failure; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 74949110339     PISSN: 19413289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.108.794099     Document Type: Article

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