Adiposity measures and mortality in an Asian population

Adiposity measures and mortality in an Asian population

U-shaped or J-shaped relationships have been demonstrated between BMI and all-cause or cardiovascular mortality. Now, a study has demonstrated the correlation of increased waist circumference, high adipose tissue mass and low adipose tissue-free mass with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature reviews. Endocrinology 2021-02, Vol.17 (2), p.69-70
Hauptverfasser: Yamashita, Shizuya, Matsuzawa, Yuji
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Sprache:eng
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Adipose tissue
Adiposity
Adult
Asians
Body mass index
Cardiovascular diseases
Cohort Studies
Demographic aspects
Endocrinology
Health aspects
Humans
Medical research
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Medicine, Experimental
Mortality
News & Views
news-and-views
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Patient outcomes
Physiological aspects
Prospective Studies
Republic of Korea
South Korea
Statistics
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Zusammenfassung:U-shaped or J-shaped relationships have been demonstrated between BMI and all-cause or cardiovascular mortality. Now, a study has demonstrated the correlation of increased waist circumference, high adipose tissue mass and low adipose tissue-free mass with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in an Asian population.
ISSN:1759-5029
1759-5037
DOI:10.1038/s41574-020-00446-1