Weight, shape, and mortality risk in older persons: elevated waist-hip ratio, not high body mass index, is associated with a greater risk of death1–3

2006/08/01 by Gill M Price, Ricardo Uauy, Elizabeth Breeze +2 · 1 citation
Medicine · #Nutrition and Health in Aging #Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins #Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes

paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/ajcn/84.1.449

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• Waist–hip ratio [wikipedia]