Mediators of the Effect of obesity on Stroke and Heart Disease Risk: Decomposing Direct and Indirect Effects.

Seung Hwan LeeMikyung RyuIn Sun RyouJoung Hwan BackSung-Ii Cho Seung Sik Hwang

Published in: Journal of epidemiology (2022)

High BMI in young adults increases the risk of metabolic mediators in their middle age, and metabolic mediators explain the adverse effects of high BMI on stroke risk than IHD risk.

Keyphrases

young adults
atrial fibrillation
body mass index
weight gain
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
emergency department
pulmonary hypertension
weight loss
electronic health record