Waist circumference adjusted for body mass index and intra-abdominal fat mass.

Waist circumference adjusted for body mass index and intra-abdominal fat mass.

<h4>Background</h4>The association between waist circumference (WC) and mortality is particularly strong and direct when adjusted for body mass index (BMI). One conceivable explanation for this association is that WC adjusted for BMI is a better predictor of the presumably most harmful i...

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Main Authors: Tina Landsvig Berentzen, Lars Ängquist, Anna Kotronen, Ronald Borra, Hannele Yki-Järvinen, Patricia Iozzo, Riitta Parkkola, Pirjo Nuutila, Robert Ross, David B Allison, Steven B Heymsfield, Kim Overvad, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Marianne Uhre Jakobsen
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5fcc11e265054ad0aadab2d3128efd73
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