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Body configuration as a predictor of mortality: comparison of five anthropometric measures in a 12 year follow-up of the Norwegian HUNT 2 study.

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Halfdan Petursson1, Johann A. Sigurdsson2, Calle Bengtsson3, Tom Ivar Lund Nilsen1, Linn Getz1 •
Norwegian University of Science and Technology1, University of Iceland2, University of Gothenburg3
20 Oct 2011-PLOS ONE
TL;DR: This study adds further knowledge to the evidence that BMI is not the most appropriate measure of obesity in everyday clinical practice by recommending WHR as the primary measure of body composition and obesity.
Abstract: © 2011 Petursson et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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