Does selection bias explain the obesity paradox among individuals with cardiovascular disease?

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 342-349

  Banack, Hailey R ^a   Kaufman, Jay S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Obesity; Selection bias; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTION BIAS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SELECTION BIAS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84928106533     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.02.008     Document Type: Article

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