Obesity and the microvasculature: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Overweight and obesity are thought to significantly influence a person's risk of cardiovascular disease, possibly via its effect on the microvasculature. Retinal vascular caliber is a surrogate marker of microvascular disease and a predictor of cardiovascular even...

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Main Authors: Adrien Boillot, Sophia Zoungas, Paul Mitchell, Ronald Klein, Barbara Klein, Mohammad Kamran Ikram, Caroline Klaver, Jie Jin Wang, Bamini Gopinath, E Shyong Tai, Aljoscha Steffen Neubauer, Serge Hercberg, Laima Brazionis, Seang-Mei Saw, Tien-Yin Wong, Sébastien Czernichow, META-EYE Study Group
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/9447026a74ab4ba5ab5326e80508b87e
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