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Increasing Obesity In Brazil: Predicting A New Peak Of Cardiovascular Diseases, Paulo A. Lotufo
Increasing Obesity In Brazil: Predicting A New Peak Of Cardiovascular Diseases, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
Male Pattern Baldness And Coronary Heart Disease: The Physicians' Health Study, Paulo A. Lotufo
Male Pattern Baldness And Coronary Heart Disease: The Physicians' Health Study, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Is baldness a risk factor for heart attack? Aim: To examine the association between male pattern baldness and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) events. Desing, setting and participants:Retrospective cohort study among 22,071 US male physicians aged 40 to 84 years enrolled in the Physicians' Health Study. Of these, 19,112 were free of CHD at baseline and completed a questionnaire at the 11-year follow-up concerning their pattern of hair loss at age 45 years. Response options included no hair loss, frontal baldness only, or frontal baldness with mild, moderate, or severe vertex baldness. Main outcome measures: Coronary heart disease …
Moratoria Para A Crise Hipertensiva [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Moratoria Para A Crise Hipertensiva [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
Alcohol Consumption And Risk Of Coronary Heart Disease By Diabetes Status, Paulo A. Lotufo
Alcohol Consumption And Risk Of Coronary Heart Disease By Diabetes Status, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Background—An inverse association between moderate alcohol consumption and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been observed in several epidemiological studies. To assess whether a similar association exists among diabetics, we examined the relation between light to moderate alcohol consumption and CHD in men with and without diabetes mellitus in a prospective cohort study. Methods and Results—A total of 87 938 US physicians (2790 with diagnosed diabetes mellitus) who were invited to participate in the Physicians’ Health Study and were free of myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer, or liver disease at baseline were followed for an average of 5.5 years for death with …