Associations between body mass index and mortality or cardiovascular events in a general Korean population

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Submitted by susan on Mon, 2017-09-18 10:55

The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and mortality remains controversial. Furthermore, the association between BMI and cardiovascular events (CVE) is not conclusive and may differ by ethnicity. We aimed to estimate the associations between the BMI and mortality or cardiovascular disease in a general Korean population.

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Name of the Journal: 
PLoS ONE
Main Topic: 
Health
thesaurus: 
Heart Diseases
Obesity
Non Communicable Diseases
Korea
Attachment(s): 
BMI and overall mortality.pdf
Author: 
Kyoung Ae Kong
Junbeom Park
So-hyeon Hong & et al
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Publication Date: 
15/09/2017