Association between different obesity measures and the risk of stroke in the EPIC Spanish cohort
Association between different obesity measures and the risk of stroke in the EPIC Spanish cohort
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Abete, Itziar , Arriola, Larraitz , Etxezarreta, Nerea , Mozo, Imanol , Moreno-Iribas, Conchi , Amiano, Pilar , Egüés, Nerea , Goyenechea, Estibaliz , de Munain, Adolfo Lopez , Martinez, Maite , Travier, Noemi , Navarro, Carmen , Chirlaque, Maria-Dolores , Tormo, Maria-Jose , Gavrila, Diana , Huerta, Jose Maria , Sánchez, María-José , Molina-Montes, Esther , Requena, Mar , Jiménez-Hernández, Maria-Dolores , Ardanaz, Eva , Barricarte, Aurelio , Quiros, Jose Ramon , Rodriguez, Laudina and Dorronsoro, Miren
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Introduction
There is still a scientific debate on the exact role played by obesity on stroke risk.
Objective
The aim of the study was to analyze the association between obesity, measured by different indices such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and a new one called A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and...
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Association between different obesity measures and the risk of stroke in the EPIC Spanish cohort
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Arriola, Larraitz
Etxezarreta, Nerea
Mozo, Imanol
Moreno-Iribas, Conchi
Amiano, Pilar
Egüés, Nerea
Goyenechea, Estibaliz
de Munain, Adolfo Lopez
Martinez, Maite
Travier, Noemi
Navarro, Carmen
Chirlaque, Maria-Dolores
Tormo, Maria-Jose
Gavrila, Diana
Huerta, Jose Maria
Sánchez, María-José
Molina-Montes, Esther
Requena, Mar
Jiménez-Hernández, Maria-Dolores
Ardanaz, Eva
Barricarte, Aurelio
Quiros, Jose Ramon
Rodriguez, Laudina
Dorronsoro, Miren
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1680441951
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1680441951
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1436-6207
E-ISSN
1436-6215
DOI
10.1007/s00394-014-0716-x
