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Adiposity and cause-specific mortality in the Mexico City Prospective Study

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Background: Previous studies have reported conflicting results about the associations of adiposity with risk of all-cause mortality in Hispanic populations. Moreover, the relevance of different markers of adiposity for cause-specific mortality may differ between Hispanic and other populations.

Methods: Between 1998 and 2004, 159 755 adults aged ≥35 years from Mexico City were enrolled into a prospective study. Follow-up for cause-specific mortality was until 1st Janua...

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Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
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Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford
Language:
English
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Deposit date:
2021-02-19

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