Secular trends in cardiovascular disease risk factors according to body mass index in US adults.

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Abstract

Prevalence of obesity in the United States has increased dramatically in recent decades, but the magnitude of change in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among the growing proportion of overweight and obese Americans remains unknown.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): JAMA

Title: JAMA

Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA)

ISSN (Electronic): 1538-3598

ISSN (Print): 0098-7484

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 20 2005

Volume: 293

Issue: 15

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[1 ] Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga 30341, USA. edg7@cdc.gov

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Publisher Item ID: 293/15/1868

DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.15.1868

PubMed ID: 15840861

SO-VID: 6dcd2e19-3554-4df4-a0c8-3ac1c35e2024

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