Indicators of Abdominal Adiposity and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: Results from the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil)

BACKGROUND: Abdominal adiposity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVE: To determine the magnitude of the association between abdominal adiposity, according to five different indicators, and the carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). METHODS: Data from 8,449 participants aged 35 to 7...

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Autores principales: Eickemberg, Michaela, Amorim, Leila Denise Alves Ferreira, de Almeida, Maria da Conceição Chagas, de Aquino, Estela Maria Leão, da Fonseca, Maria de Jesus Mendes, Santos, Itamar de Souza, Chor, Dora, Diniz, Maria de Fátima Sander, Barreto, Sandhi Maria, de Matos, Sheila Maria Alvim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6424038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30916202
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20180273

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6424038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30916202
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20180273

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