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A novel adiposity index as an integrated predictor of cardiometabolic disease morbidity and mortality

We propose a new anthropometric index, weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI), to assess adiposity by standardizing waist circumference (WC) for weight. WWI, calculated as WC (cm) divided by the square root of weight (kg) (cm/√kg), was measured from 465,629 subjects in the Korean nationwide cohort (2008–...

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Autores principales: Park, Yousung, Kim, Nam Hoon, Kwon, Tae Yeon, Kim, Sin Gon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6233180/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30425288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35073-4