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Comparing Traditional and Newer Definitions of Obesity in Relation to Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Obesity-Related Cancer Risk: A Prospective Cohort Study in ARIC

2025-11-19 cardiovascular medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundObesity is a risk factor for both cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer. The traditional body mass index (BMI)-based obesity definition (BMI [≥]30 kg/m{superscript 2}) has limitations across adulthood and ancestry. The Global Commission on Clinical Obesity in 2025 proposed a new definition incorporating central adiposity measures. The magnitude of increased disease risk among the newly classified obese persons remains undetermined. We compared the associations between obesity defi...

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