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How does obesity affect mortality through blood pressure and blood glucose in Chinese and US citizens? Insights from a causal mediation analysis of two large cohorts

BACKGROUND: Obesity, which has reached the scale of a global pandemic, is a leading cause of premature death. It is unclear to what extent its effect on mortality was driven by blood pressure or glucose levels in people of different ethnicities. METHODS: We conducted a causal mediation analysis to e...

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Autores principales: Huang, Qi, Zou, Xiantong, Gao, Pei, Han, Xueyao, Zhou, Xianghai, Ji, Linong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Society of Global Health 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10078858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37022778
http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/jogh.13.04032