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Body-mass index, blood pressure, and cause-specific mortality in India: a prospective cohort study of 500  810 adults
Publication date: July 2018 Source:The Lancet Global Health, Volume 6, Issue 7 Author(s): Vendhan Gajalakshmi, Ben Lacey, Vendhan Kanimozhi, Paul Sherliker, Richard Peto, Sarah Lewington Background The association between cause-specific mortality and body-mass index (BMI) has been studied mainly in high-income countries. We investigated the relations between BMI, systolic blood pressure, and mortality in India. Methods Men and women aged 35 years or older were recruited into a prospective study from the general population in Chennai, India between Jan 1, 1998, and Dec 31, 2001. Participants were interviewed (data collecte...
Source: The Lancet Global Health - June 14, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Body-mass index, blood pressure, and cause-specific mortality in India: a prospective cohort study of 500 810 adults
Publication date: July 2018Source: The Lancet Global Health, Volume 6, Issue 7Author(s): Vendhan Gajalakshmi, Ben Lacey, Vendhan Kanimozhi, Paul Sherliker, Richard Peto, Sarah LewingtonSummaryBackgroundThe association between cause-specific mortality and body-mass index (BMI) has been studied mainly in high-income countries. We investigated the relations between BMI, systolic blood pressure, and mortality in India.MethodsMen and women aged 35 years or older were recruited into a prospective study from the general population in Chennai, India between Jan 1, 1998, and Dec 31, 2001. Participants were interviewed (data collect...
Source: The Lancet Global Health - July 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research