Measures of overweight and obesity and risk of cardiovascular disease: A population-based study

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 486-490

  Sehested, Thomas S g ^a   Hansen, Tine W ^a,b   Olsen, Michael H ^a,d   Abildstrøm, Steen Z ^a,d   Rasmussen, Susanne ^b   Ibsene, Hans ^d,e,f   Torp Pedersen, Christian ^d,g   Madsbad, Sten ^c,d   Jørgen, Jeppesen ^a,d  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e HOLBÆK HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f hus University   (Denmark)

^g GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

body composition; cardiovascular disease; obesity; overweight; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 77955464003     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e3283373f63     Document Type: Article

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