Normal-Weight Central Obesity: Implications for Total and Cardiovascular Mortality

The relationship between central obesity and survival in community-dwelling adults with normal body mass index (BMI) is not well-known.To examine total and cardiovascular mortality risks associated with central obesity and normal BMI.Stratified multistage probability design.NHANES III (Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey).15,184 adults (52.3% women) aged 18 to 90 years.Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to...