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J Am Coll Cardiol, 2008; 52:986-987, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2008.05.052
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Maarten L. Simoons, MD{dagger},* and Luc Bonneux, MD{ddagger}

{dagger} Thoraxcentrum, Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
{ddagger} Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague, the Netherlands


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  		Figure 1 Proportional Mortality Hazard Ratios by BMI

Proportional mortality hazard ratios by body mass index (BMI) (BMI 23 kg/m2 as reference), adjusted for age, smoking, and level of education. Symbols are BMI, lines are 5-point central moving averages weighted by SEMs. Willis J. Health and retirement study. Institutional Review Board (IRB) information. Sponsor: NIA U01 AG 09740: UM Health Sciences IRB Protocol H03-00002774-M8, 2005. Reprinted with permission from Bonneux and Reuser (18).

 
 
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