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BMI, CVD and mortality
Association of body mass index, waist circumference and waist-hip ratio with mortality in the Scottish Health Surveys
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  1. J. W. Hotchkiss,
  2. A. H. Leyland
  1. MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, UK

    https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2009.096727b

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      Background

      Obesity is a major health challenge of the 21st century. Simple anthropometric measurements, including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-hip ratio (WHR), are utilised in epidemiological studies to capture (indirectly) summary estimates of body fat proportion. Some representative population surveys have not demonstrated the strong U or J shaped association between BMI and mortality that might be expected.

      Objectives

      To examine association of body size with mortality using BMI and two gender specific alternatives believed to reflect fat distribution: WC …

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