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Body mass index and mortality from ischaemic heart disease in a lean population: 10 year prospective study of 220,000 adult men.
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BACKGROUND: Increased body mass index (BMI) is known to be related to ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in populations where many are overweight (BMI>or=25 kg/m2) or obese (BMI>or=30). Substantial uncertainty remains, however, about the relationship between BMI and IHD in populations with lower BMI levels. METHODS: We examined the data from a population-based, prospective cohort study of 222,000 Chinese men aged 40-79. Relative and absolute risks of death from IHD by baseline BMI were calc...
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- Journal:
- International journal of epidemiology
- Volume:
- 35
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 141-150
- Publication date:
- 2006-02-01
- DOI:
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1464-3685
- ISSN:
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0300-5771
- Source identifiers:
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33287
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- English
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pubs:33287
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- pubs:33287
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