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Associations among cardiometabolic risk factor clustering, weight status, and cardiovascular disease in an Appalachian population.
Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) - 1 Dec 2010
Blake Kimberly B, Shankar Anoop, Madhavan Suresh, Ducatman Alan
Abstract excerpt
It has been suggested that within the traditional body mass index (BMI) categories there is a heterogeneous pattern of cardiometabolic risk factor clustering. The objective of this research was to determine the associations among obesity, cardiometabolic abnormalities, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a large population-based study of Appalachian adults. The study comprised a cross-sectional survey of...
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