A Pooled Analysis of Waist Circumference and Mortality in 650,000 Adults

OBJECTIVE: To assess the independent impact of waist circumference on mortality across the entire range of body mass index (BMI), and to estimate the loss in life expectancy related to a higher waist circumference. METHODS: We pooled data from 11 prospective cohort studies with 650,386 white adults...

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Main Authors: Cerhan, James R., Moore, Steven C., Jacobs, Eric J., Kitahara, Cari M., Rosenberg, Philip S., Adami, Hans-Olov, Ebbert, Jon O., English, Dallas R., Gapstur, Susan M., Giles, Graham G., Horn-Ross, Pamela L., Park, Yikyung, Patel, Alpa V., Robien, Kim, Vainio, Elisabete Weiderpass, Willett, Walter C., Wolk, Alicja, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Anne, Hartge, Patricia, Bernstein, Leslie, de Gonzalez, Amy Berrington
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Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4104704/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24582192
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.11.011
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