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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...
Autores principales: | Petursson, Halfdan, Sigurdsson, Johann A., Bengtsson, Calle, Nilsen, Tom I. L., Getz, Linn |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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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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