Associations of Visceral Adipose Tissue and Skeletal Muscle Density With Incident Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, and All‐Cause Mortality in Community‐Dwelling 70‐Year‐Old Individuals: A Prospective Cohort Study

Background Aging leads to increased visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and reduced skeletal muscle density. To which extent these are associated with the risk of stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), and all-cause mortality in older adults is unknown. Methods and Results A total of 3294 70-year-old individ...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Heart Association Vol. 10; no. 9; p. e020065
Main Authors:	Ballin, Marcel, Nordström, Peter, Niklasson, Johan, Nordström, Anna
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England John Wiley and Sons Inc 04.05.2021 Wiley
Subjects:	Body composition Cardiovascular disease Ectopic fat Obesity Original Research cardiovascular disease body composition ectopic fat obesity
ISSN:	2047-9980, 2047-9980
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