Body mass index and risk of obesity‐related conditions in a cohort of 2.9 million people: Evidence from a UK primary care database

• Main Authors: Christiane L. Haase (Author), Kirsten T. Eriksen (Author), Sandra Lopes (Author), Altynai Satylganova (Author), Volker Schnecke (Author), Phil McEwan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective Obesity rates in the United Kingdom are some of the highest in Western Europe, with considerable clinical and societal impacts. Obesity is associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D), osteoarthritis, cardiovascular disease, and increased mortality; however, relatively few studies have e...