The Effect of Elevated Body Mass Index on Ischemic Heart Disease Risk: Causal Estimates from a Mendelian Randomisation Approach

BACKGROUND: Adiposity, assessed as elevated body mass index (BMI), is associated with increased risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD); however, whether this is causal is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that positive observational associations between BMI and IHD are causal. METHODS AND FINDINGS: In...

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Autores principales: Nordestgaard, Børge G., Palmer, Tom M., Benn, Marianne, Zacho, Jeppe, Tybjærg-Hansen, Anne, Davey Smith, George, Timpson, Nicholas J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3341326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22563304
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001212

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3341326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22563304
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001212

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