Why the study?
Does obesity predict coronary heart disease independent of blood pressure in men?
Population
Men from a seven-nation study
Comparison
Obesity (upper quartile of body-mass index) vs Non-obese men
Design
Review
Authors
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Obesity lacks independent CHD predictive value beyond BP; leaves open its role in normotensives and needs prospective validation.
Does obesity predict coronary heart disease independent of blood pressure in men?
Obesity does not appear to be an independent predictor of coronary heart disease when adjusting for blood pressure.
George V. Mann (1974) studied this question.
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