Muscle mass, BMI, and mortality among adults in the United States: A population-based cohort study.

BACKGROUND:The level of body-mass index (BMI) associated with the lowest risk of death remains unclear. Although differences in muscle mass limit the utility of BMI as a measure of adiposity, no study has directly examined the effect of muscle mass on the BMI-mortality relationship. METHODS:Body com...

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Main Authors: Matthew K Abramowitz, Charles B Hall, Afolarin Amodu, Deep Sharma, Lagu Androga, Meredith Hawkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5894968?pdf=render