2005
Obesity and the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation—Reply
Wang T, Parise H, Sullivan L, D’Agostino R, Levy D, Wolf P, Vasan R, Benjamin E. Obesity and the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation—Reply. JAMA 2005, 293: 1974-1975. PMID: 15855424, DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.16.1975-a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Obesity and the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation
Wang T, Parise H, Levy D, D’Agostino R, Wolf P, Vasan R, Benjamin E. Obesity and the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation. JAMA 2004, 292: 2471-2477. PMID: 15562125, DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.20.2471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexNew-onset atrial fibrillationEchocardiographic left atrial diameterLeft atrial diameterAtrial fibrillationRisk factorsAtrial diameterBMI categoriesMass indexAF riskCommunity-based observational cohortNormal body mass indexAge-adjusted incidence ratesInterim myocardial infarctionCardiovascular risk factorsVentricular diastolic dysfunctionBaseline atrial fibrillationClinical risk factorsModifiable risk factorsInfluence of obesityDiastolic dysfunctionAtrial dilatationAtrial dimensionClinical confoundersHazard ratio
2002
Overweight and Obesity as Determinants of Cardiovascular Risk: The Framingham Experience
Wilson P, D'Agostino R, Sullivan L, Parise H, Kannel W. Overweight and Obesity as Determinants of Cardiovascular Risk: The Framingham Experience. JAMA Internal Medicine 2002, 162: 1867-1872. PMID: 12196085, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.162.16.1867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-adjusted relative riskBody mass indexCoronary heart diseasePopulation attributable riskRelative riskCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular sequelaeAngina pectorisExcess weightAttributable riskHeart diseaseOverweight statusRisk factorsCardiovascular disease risk factorsHighest population-attributable riskNew cardiovascular diseaseDisease risk factorsFramingham Heart Study participantsNormal-weight personsDisease end pointsNew hypertensionCardiovascular riskDiabetes mellitusPrimary outcomeMass index