Waist Circumference and Mortality

Volume: 167, Issue: 12, Pages: 1465 - 1475
Published: Jun 15, 2008
Abstract
The authors examined the association between waist circumference and mortality among 154,776 men and 90,757 women aged 51-72 years at baseline (1996-1997) in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Additionally, the combined effects of waist circumference and body mass index (BMI; weight (kg)/height (m)(2)) were examined. All-cause mortality was assessed over 9 years of follow-up (1996-2005). After adjustment for BMI and other covariates, a large...
Paper Details
Title
Waist Circumference and Mortality
Published Date
Jun 15, 2008
Volume
167
Issue
12
Pages
1465 - 1475
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