Differential relationship between waist circumference and mortality according to age, sex, and body mass index in Koreans with age of 30–90 years; a nationwide health insurance database study

Differential relationship between waist circumference and mortality according to age, sex, and body mass index in Koreans with age of 30–90 years; a nationwide health insurance database study

Abstract Background A recent concept is that obesity, assessed by body mass index (BMI), is not always a sign of poor health. Thus, in order to use obesity metrics in clinical decision making, it is important to clarify the relationship between waist circumference (WC), a proxy for abdominal obesity...

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Main Authors: Geum Joon Cho, Hye Jin Yoo, Soon Young Hwang, Jun Choi, Kyu-Min Lee, Kyung Mook Choi, Sei Hyun Baik, Sung Won Han, Tak Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Obesity
Mortality
Body mass index
Waist circumference
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1114-7

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