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Current cardiovascular risk scores do not include obesity or fat distribution as independent factors.
Practitioners should consider obesity and fat distribution in cardiovascular risk assessments.
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Current cardiovascular risk scores do not include obesity or fat distribution as independent factors.
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Joint scientific statement of the European Association for the Study of Obesity and the European Society of Hypertension
Jens Jordan et al. · Journal of Hypertension · 2015
DOI 10.1097/hjh.0000000000000473
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