title: Body fat and cardiovascular risk: understanding the obesity paradox.
authors.forename: Felicita
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Andreotti
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rio
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lavorgna
mesh_terms: D050153:Abdominal Fat; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000401:mortality; D009765:Obesity / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013851:Thinness / Q000401:mortality*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000401:mortality; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio