Similarities in cardiometabolic risk factors among random male-female pairs: a large observational study in Japan

• Main Authors: Naoki Nakaya (Author), Kumi Nakaya (Author), Naho Tsuchiya (Author), Toshimasa Sone (Author), Mana Kogure (Author), Rieko Hatanaka (Author), Ikumi kanno (Author), Hirohito Metoki (Author), Taku Obara (Author), Mami Ishikuro (Author), Atsushi Hozawa (Author), Shinichi Kuriyama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background: Previous observational studies have shown similarities in cardiometabolic risk factors between spouses. It is still possible that this result reflects the age similarity of spouses rather than environmental factors of spouses (e.g. cohabitation effect). To clarify the importance...