Race and Ethnicity, Obesity, Metabolic Health, and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Postmenopausal Women

BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether obesity unaccompanied by metabolic abnormalities is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk across racial and ethnic subgroups. METHODS AND RESULTS: We identified 14 364 postmenopausal women from the Women's Health Initiative who had data on fasti...

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Published in:J Am Heart Assoc
Main Authors: Schmiegelow, Michelle D, Hedlin, Haley, Mackey, Rachel H, Martin, Lisa W, Vitolins, Mara Z, Stefanick, Marcia L, Perez, Marco V, Allison, Matthew, Hlatky, Mark A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4599406/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25994446
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.114.001695
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