Why the study?
Does body weight gain increase the incidence of ischemic heart disease and worsen cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged women?
Population
1302 middle-aged women from a representative population sample
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 years (1968-1969 to 1974-1975)
Authors
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May warrant weight monitoring in middle-aged women; extends associations but leaves open causal confirmation via RCTs.
Does body weight gain increase the incidence of ischemic heart disease and worsen cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged women?
Weight gain in middle-aged women is significantly associated with an increased incidence of angina pectoris, hypertension, and worsening of cardiovascular risk factors.
Henry Noppa (1980) studied this question.