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The study aims to determine the prognostic link between obesity and the incidence of hypertension and cardiovascular-renal diseases.

July 20, 1946Journal of the American Medical Association

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RLRobert L. LevyCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

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Observational study finds higher incidence of hypertension and cardiovascular-renal diseases in overweight individuals, suggesting long-term implications.

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The study aims to determine the prognostic link between obesity and the incidence of hypertension and cardiovascular-renal diseases.
Review of medical records of 5,021 army officers
Analysis focused on weight status post age 30
Identified correlations between weight increase and later diagnoses of hypertension and cardiovascular-renal diseases.
Overweight individuals exhibited significantly higher rates of hypertension and cardiovascular-renal diseases.
Obesity often preceded clinical signs of circulatory or renal disorders by ten to twenty years.
Increased mortality rates were observed among overweight individuals compared to average or less than average weight.

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Robert L. Levy (1946) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a20858d27dc97a0e8cd43af https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1946.02870290001001

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Observational study finds higher incidence of hypertension and cardiovascular-renal diseases in overweight individuals, suggesting long-term implications.

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