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Body mass index and incident coronary heart disease in women: a population-based prospective study

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BACKGROUND:A high body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk of mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD); however, a low BMI may also be associated with an increased mortality risk. There is limited information on the relation of incident CHD risk across a wide range of BMI, particularly in women. We examined the relation between BMI and incident CHD overall and across different risk factors of the disease in the Million Women Study.METHODS:1.2 million women (mean age = 56 ...

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10.1186/1741-7015-11-87

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University of Oxford
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MSD
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University of Oxford
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University of Oxford
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University of Oxford
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MSD
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Nuffield Department of Population Health
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Cancer Epidemiology Unit
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BioMed Central Publisher's website
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BMC Medicine Journal website
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11
Issue:
1
Pages:
87
Publication date:
2013-01-01
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1741-7015
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1741-7015
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English
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394929
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2013-11-16

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