Body mass index and incident coronary heart disease in women: a population-based prospective study
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Canoy, Dexter; Cairns, Benjamin J; Balkwill, Angela; Wright, F Lucy; Green, Jane; Reeves, Gillian; Beral, Valerie
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BACKGROUND A high body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk of mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD); however, a low BMI may also be associated with an increased mortality risk. There is limited information on the relation of incident CHD risk across a wide range of BMI, particularly in women. We examined the relation between BMI and incident CHD overall and across different risk factors of the disease in the Million Women Study. METHODS 1.2 million women (mean age=56...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2013-04-02 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/16933 |
Source: | BMC Medicine |
DOI: | 10.1186/1741-7015-11-87 |
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