Obesity measures and risk of venous thromboembolism and myocardial infarction

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 821-830

  Horvei, Lars D ^a,b   Brækkan, Sigrid K ^a,b   Mathiesen, Ellisiv B ^a   Njølstad, Inger ^a   Wilsgaard, Tom ^a   Hansen, John Bjarne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Metabolic syndrome x; Myocardial infarction; Obesity; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HIP CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORWAY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORWAY; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 84922393511     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-014-9950-z     Document Type: Article

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