Long-term body mass index changes in overweight and obese adults and the risk of heart failure, cardiovascular disease and mortality: a cohort study of over 260,000 adults in the UK

• Main Authors: Barbara Iyen (Author), Stephen Weng (Author), Yana Vinogradova (Author), Ralph K. Akyea (Author), Nadeem Qureshi (Author), Joe Kai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although obesity is a well-recognised risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), the impact of long-term body mass index (BMI) changes in overweight or obese adults, on the risk of heart failure, CVD and mortality has not been quantified. Methods This population-based cohort s...