Adjusting for reverse causation to estimate the effect of obesity on mortality after incident heart failure in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study

Adjusting for reverse causation to estimate the effect of obesity on mortality after incident heart failure in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study

OBJECTIVES: The lower mortality rate of obese patients with heart failure (HF) has been partly attributed to reverse causation bias due to weight loss caused by disease. Using data about weight both before and after HF, this study aimed to adjust for reverse causation and examine the association of...

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Main Authors: Maryam Shakiba, Hamid Soori, Mohammad Ali Mansournia, Seyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari, Yahya Salimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Epidemiology 2016-06-01
Series:Epidemiology and Health
Subjects:
Obesity
Heart failure
Mortality
Weight loss
Body mass index
Online Access:http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-38-e2016025.pdf

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