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Performance of the Pooled Cohort Equations to Estimate Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk by Body Mass Index

IMPORTANCE: Obesity is a global health challenge and a risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASVCD). Performance of the pooled cohort equations (PCE) for ASCVD risk by body mass index (BMI; calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) is unknown. OBJECTIVE...

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Autores principales: Khera, Rohan, Pandey, Ambarish, Ayers, Colby R., Carnethon, Mercedes R., Greenland, Philip, Ndumele, Chiadi E, Nambi, Vijay, Seliger, Stephen L., Chaves, Paulo H. M., Safford, Monika M., Cushman, Mary, Xanthakis, Vanessa, Ramachandran, Vasan S., Mentz, Robert J., Correa, Adolfo, Lloyd-Jones, Donald M., Berry, Jarett D., de Lemos, James A., Neeland, Ian J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Medical Association 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7596579/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33119108
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.23242