Total and regional adiposity measured by dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry and mortality in NHANES 1999‐2006

Objective Associations of overall and regional body fat measured by dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry with total and cause‐specific mortality in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999‐2006 were investigated. Methods This study included 9,471 participants (≥20 years) free of major chronic diseases at baseline. Death information was obtained from the National Death Index (mean follow‐up duration: 8.8 years). Results A...