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Visceral obesity is not an independent risk factor of mortality in subjects over 65 years

The aim of the study was to determine the role of obesity evaluated by body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and their combined effect on all-cause mortality according to age and related risk factors. This study included 119,090 subjects (79,325 men and 39,765 women), aged from 17 years t...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Frédérique, Pannier, Bruno, Benetos, Athanase, Vischer, Ulrich M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3839799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24294003
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S49922