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Obesity: Effects on Cardiovascular Disease and its Diagnosis

Boban Mathew, Lisa Francis, Attila Kayalar and Jesse Cone
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2008, 21 (6) 562-568; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.06.080080
Boban Mathew
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Attila Kayalar
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    Increasing Percentage of Overweight and Obese Patients in Different Periods According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data

    1976–1980 (n = 11,207)1988–1994 (n = 11,468)1999–2002 (n = 7,494)
    Overweight (BMI ≥25)475665
    Obese (BMI ≥30)152331
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Boban Mathew, Lisa Francis, Attila Kayalar, Jesse Cone
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2008, 21 (6) 562-568; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.06.080080

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