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Metabolically healthy obesity is independently associated with 20-year incidence of cardiovascular disease: findings from the ATTICA cohort study (2002–2022)

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By Theodosios D. Filippatos, Thomas Tsiampalis, Christina Chrysohoou, Fotios Barkas, Evangelos N. Liberopoulos, Petros Sfikakis, Costas P. Tsioufis, Christos Pitsavos, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Panagiotis Katrapas
| Nature Verified
Abstract Individuals with excess body weight do not share the same risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The phenotype of metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) has drawn the attention of the scientific community due to a potentially reduced CVD risk compared with the phenotype of metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO). A prospective cohort study was conducted involving 3042 participants from the Attica region in Greece.
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Adherence to mediterranean diet attenuates the link between impaired fasting glucose and 20-year cumulative incidence of type 2 diabetes: the ATTICA cohort study (2002-2022): International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access

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By Ioanna Kechagia, Fotios Barkas, Evangelos N. Liberopoulos, Polyxeni Kaloudi
| Taylor & Francis Online
Abstract The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between impaired fasting glucose and the 20-year cumulative incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and the role of lifestyle habits, in the ATTICA cohort study (2002-2022). The present analysis was based on 2000 individuals free of T2D at baseline examination (age 43 ± 13 years; 51% women), 773 (39%) had IFG defined by fasting glucose 100-125 mg/dL and HbA1c 5.7-6.4%.
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Global Variation in Lipoprotein(a) Levels Among Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: Insights From the INTERASPIRE Study and Implications for Emerging Lp(a)-Lowering Therapies

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By J. Bychowski, Fotios Barkas, Julia Brandts, Dirk De Bacquer
| JACC (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
References 1. "Lipoprotein(a) in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and aortic stenosis: a European Atherosclerosis Society consensus statement". Eur Heart J . 2022;43:3925-3946. 2. "Ancestry, lipoprotein(a), and cardiovascular risk thresholds: JACC review topic of the week". J Am Coll Cardiol . 2022;80:934-946. 3. "A Test in Context: Lipoprotein(a): diagnosis, prognosis, controversies, and emerging therapies". J Am Coll Cardiol . 2017;69:692-711. 4.
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