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Burden of subclinical cardiovascular disease in "metabolically benign" and "at-risk" overweight and obese women: the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN).
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jul 2011
Khan Unab I, Wang Dan, Thurston Rebecca C, Sowers Maryfran, Sutton-Tyrrell Kim, Matthews Karen A, Barinas-Mitchell Emma, Wildman Rachel P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Metabolically benign obese individuals have a 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk comparable to healthy normal weight individuals. However, the burden of subclinical CVD among metabolically benign obese is not well known. METHODS: In cross-sectional analyses of 475 mid-life women, we compared common carotid artery intima media thickness (CCA-IMT), aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV) and coronary...
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