Sex-Specific

BMI and Waist Circumference Jointly Predict Mortality Risk in Older Adults

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In US adults aged ≥65 years, overweight and class I–II obesity were associated with lower all-cause mortality risk, whereas high waist circumference and being underweight were associated with higher mortality risk, highlighting the importance of central adiposity and the limitations of BMI alone for mortality risk stratification. Using 14 years […]

Sex-Specific Changes of CVD Risk Factors from Childhood to Young Adulthood

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A prospective UK birth cohort study demonstrate that marked changes in levels of risk factors and novel predictive biomarkers for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) occur from childhood to early adulthood. The data were from 7065 to 7626 offspring of a birth cohort study with repeat assessments of 148 molecular cardiometabolic traits […]