Relationships of BMI to Cardiovascular Risk Factors Differ by Ethnicity

Volume: 18, Issue: 8, Pages: 1638 - 1645
Published: Aug 1, 2010
Abstract
The burden of cardiovascular risk associated with obesity disproportionately affects African Americans and little is known about ethnic/racial differences in the relationship of obesity to cardiometabolic risk. This report assesses whether obesity is similarly associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in African Americans and whites of European ancestry. Cross-sectional observational data from the Jackson Heart Study (JHS) and the Framingham...
Paper Details
Title
Relationships of BMI to Cardiovascular Risk Factors Differ by Ethnicity
Published Date
Aug 1, 2010
Journal
Volume
18
Issue
8
Pages
1638 - 1645
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