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Comparison of the associations of body mass index and measures of central adiposity and fat mass with coronary heart disease, diabetes, and all-cause mortality: a study using data from 4 UK cohorts

Amy E. Taylor, Shah Ebrahim, Yoav Ben‐Shlomo, Richard M. Martin, Peter H. Whincup, J. W. G. Yarnell, S. Goya Wannamethee, Debbie A. Lawlor

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2010 · 265 citations · 31 references

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Body-mass index and cause-specific mortality in 900 000 adults: collaborative analyses of 57 prospective studies

The Lancet · 2009 · 4.8K citations · Full text

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Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27 000 participants from 52 countries: a case-control study

Salim Yusuf, Steven Hawken, Stephanie Ôunpuu et al. · The Lancet · 2005 · 2.9K citations

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General and Abdominal Adiposity and Risk of Death in Europe

Tobias Pischon, Heiner Boeing, Kurt Hoffmann et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2008 · 2.2K citations · Full text

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Waist circumference and not body mass index explains obesity-related health risk

Ian Janssen, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Robert Ross · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2004 · 2K citations

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Carotid Plaque, Intima Media Thickness, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease in Men and Women

Shah Ebrahim, Olia Papacosta, Peter H. Whincup et al. · Stroke · 1999 · 776 citations · Full text

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