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Different Metabolic Phenotypes of Obesity and Risk of Coronary Artery Calcium Progression and Incident Cardiovascular Disease Events: The CARDIA Study.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 May 2022
Gao Jing-Wei, You Si, Liu Zhao-Yu, Hao Qing-Yun, Wang Jing-Feng, Vuitton Dominique A, Zhang Shao-Ling, Liu Pin-Ming
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BACKGROUND: To investigate whether obesity with or without metabolic syndrome is prospectively associated with coronary artery calcium (CAC) progression and incident cardiovascular disease events. METHODS: A total of 1730 participants from the CARDIA study (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) were included (age, 40.1±3.6 years; 38.3% men), who completed computed tomography of CAC at baseline (year...
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