General and abdominal obesity parameters and their combination in relation to mortality: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 573-585

  Carmienke, S ^a   Freitag, M H ^a   Pischon, T ^b   Schlattmann, P ^a   Fankhaenel, T ^a   Goebel, H ^c   Gensichen, J ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

body mass index; mortality; waist circumference; waist To hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 84882450136     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.61     Document Type: Review

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