Letter by Stefan et al regarding article, "impact of body mass index and the metabolic syndrome on the risk of cardiovascular disease and death in middle-aged men"

Circulation

Volumn 122, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Stefan, Norbert ^a   Fritsche, Andreas ^a   Häring, Hans Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEATH; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FITNESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 77957267812     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.942276     Document Type: Letter

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