Associations of Diabetes and Obesity with Risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Men

• Autori principali: Lu Wang (Autore), Luc Djousse (Autore), Yiqing Song (Autore), Akintunde O. Akinkuolie (Autore), Chisa Matsumoto (Autore), JoAnn E. Manson (Autore), J. Michael Gaziano (Autore), Howard D. Sesso (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background. The associations of diabetes and obesity with the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) are inconclusive in previous studies. Subjects/Methods. We conducted prospective analysis in the Physicians' Health Study. Among 25,554 male physicians aged ≥ 50 years who reported no AAA at ba...