Abdominal Obesity and Its Attribution to All-cause Mortality in the General Population with 14 Years Follow-up: Findings from Shanxi Cohort in China.

Conclusion: WC was an important predictor of death independent of body mass index (BMI). WC should be used as a simple rapid screening and predictive indicator of the risk of death.
PMID: 32438960 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences : BES - April 19, 2020 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Zhai Y, Ren ZP, Zhang M, Zhang J, Jiang Y, Mi SQ, Wang ZQ, Zhao YF, Song PK, Yin ZX, Zhao WH Tags: Biomed Environ Sci Source Type: research