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Long-term trajectories of BMI predict carotid stiffness and plaque volume in type 2 diabetes older adults: a cohort study

BACKGROUND: High body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, its relationships with indices of carotid stiffness and plaque volume are unclear. We investigated associations of long-term measurements of BMI with indices of carotid stiffness and athe...

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Autores principales: Botvin Moshe, Chen, Haratz, Salo, Ravona-Springer, Ramit, Heymann, Anthony, Hung-Mo, Lin, Schnaider Beeri, Michal, Tanne, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7493137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32933542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12933-020-01104-6