Associations of body mass and fat indexes with cardiometabolic traits

Background Body mass index (BMI) is criticized for not distinguishing fat from lean mass and ignoring fat distribution, leaving its ability to detect health effects unclear. Objectives The aim of this study was to compare BMI with total and regional fat indexes from dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry...

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Main Authors: Joshua A. Bell, David Carslake, Linda M. O’Keeffe, Monika Frysz, Laura D. Howe, Mark Hamer, Kaitlin H. Wade, Nicholas J. Timpson, George Davey Smith
Format: Default Article
Published: 2018
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Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Body mass index
DXA
Cardiometabolic traits
Epidemiology
ALSPAC
Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/35091
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