The Risk Assessment Work Group (Work Group) was composed of 11 members and 5 ex-officio
members, including internists, cardiologists, endocrinologists, and experts in …

… KM, OD, CO’D and CAV have been involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically
for important intellectual content. KM, OD, CO’D and CAV have given final approval of the …

Plasma concentrations of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density
lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides are among the most important risk factors for …

Each year the American Heart Association, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies, brings …

All statistics are for the most recent year available. Prevalence, mortality and hospitalizations
are computed for 2003 unless otherwise noted. Mortality as an underlying or contributing …

Emerging technologies allow the high-throughput profiling of metabolic status from a blood
specimen (metabolomics). We investigated whether metabolite profiles could predict the …

Population isolates such as those in Finland benefit genetic research because deleterious
alleles are often concentrated on a small number of low-frequency variants (0.1% ≤ minor …

The second edition of this book has been written for the same audience as the first edition. It
is designed to be a" first port of call" for people wishing to study efficiency and productivity …

Background— Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) compartments may confer increased metabolic
risk. The incremental utility of measuring both visceral and subcutaneous abdominal …

Each year, the American Heart Association, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies, brings …