BODY SHAPE INDEX PREDICTS CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY INDEPENDENT OF BMI
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A New Body Shape Index Predicts Mortality Hazard Independently of Body Mass Index
BACKGROUND Obesity, typically quantified in terms of Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeding threshold values, is considered a leading cause of premature death worldwide. For given body size (BMI), it is recognized that risk is also affected by body shape, particularly as a marker of abdominal fat deposits. Waist circumference (WC) is used as a risk indicator supplementary to BMI, but the high correlat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(13)61364-9