Body mass index and weight distribution

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 17-21

  Pengelly, C D R ^a   Morris, J ^b  

^a University Hospital of South Manchester ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Life assurance; Waist circumference; Waist hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LIFE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350502795     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/RSMSMJ.54.3.17     Document Type: Article

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