Estranha relação do escore de cálcio com a obesidade

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Differential Associations of Weight Dynamics With Coronary Artery Calcium Versus Common Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness
The CARDIA Study
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Am. J. Epidemiol. (2010) 172 (2): 180-189.
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In contrast, IMT was associated positively with BMI at all examinations and with 20-year BMI slope and was unassociated with BMI fluctuation. Surprisingly, CAC risk was higher with BMI loss and lower with BMI gain, whereas associations with IMT were as expected.
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