Body Configuration as a Predictor of Mortality: Comparison of Five Anthropometric Measures in a 12 Year Follow-Up of the Norwegian HUNT 2 Study

BACKGROUND: Distribution of body fat is more important than the amount of fat as a prognostic factor for life expectancy. Despite that, body mass index (BMI) still holds its status as the most used indicator of obesity in clinical work. METHODS: We assessed the association of five different anthropo...

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Autores principales: Petursson, Halfdan, Sigurdsson, Johann A., Bengtsson, Calle, Nilsen, Tom I. L., Getz, Linn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3197688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22028926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026621

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3197688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22028926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026621

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