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Incident cardiovascular disease events in metabolically benign obese individuals.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Mar 2012
Ogorodnikova Alexandra D, Kim Mimi, McGinn Aileen P, Muntner Paul, Khan Unab, Wildman Rachel P
Abstract excerpt
Nearly one-third of obese individuals are classified as metabolically benign; however whether this subgroup is at a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is unclear. Using pooled data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities and Cardiovascular Health Studies, we assessed incident CVD (co...
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