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BMI Alone Questioned for Predicting Mortality Risk in Seniors

medpagetoday.com · 4hShare

(MedPage Today) -- Central adiposity was linked to a higher mortality risk in older adults, independently of body mass index (BMI), according to longitudinal data from a survey study of Medicare beneficiaries. Over more than a decade of follow...

First report: Central Adiposity May Reclassify CVD Risk Beyond BMI — medscape.com, 2d