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Different obesity phenotypes, and incident cardiovascular disease and mortality events in elderly Iranians: Tehran lipid and glucose study.
Geriatrics & gerontology international - 1 Apr 2015
Mirbolouk Mohammadhassan, Asgari Samaneh, Sheikholeslami Farhad, Mirbolouk Fardin, Azizi Fereidoun, Hadaegh Farzad
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AIM: To determine the impact of body mass index and the presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality events in an elderly Tehranian population. METHODS: A population-based cohort of 1199 participants aged ≥65 years were followed for a mean of 9.74 years. Participants were stratified according to body mass index categories and MetS status. Cox regression analyses were used to...
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