Obesity and the microvasculature: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Obesity and the microvasculature: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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META-EYE Study Group , Boillot, Adrien , Zoungas, Sophia , Mitchell, Paul , Klein, Ronald , Klein, Barbara , Ikram, Mohammad Kamran , Klaver, Caroline , Wang, Jie Jin , Gopinath, Bamini , Tai, E Shyong , Neubauer, Aljoscha Steffen , Hercberg, Serge , Brazionis, Laima , Saw, Seang-Mei , Wong, Tien-Yin and Czernichow, Sébastien
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Overweight and obesity are thought to significantly influence a person's risk of cardiovascular disease, possibly via its effect on the microvasculature. Retinal vascular caliber is a surrogate marker of microvascular disease and a predictor of cardiovascular events. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the associati...
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Obesity and the microvasculature: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1330877843
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1330877843
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0052708
