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Sep 2026
Midlife BMI and A Body Shape Index in relation to mortality and coronary heart disease events in a nationwide cohort
Background Obesity is a known cardiovascular risk factor. A Body Shape Index (ABSI) is a waist circumference (WC)-based measure of abdominal obesity, independent of Body Mass Index (BMI). We examined the independent and joint associations of ABSI and BMI with long-term mortality and coronary heart disease (CHD) events...
I. Shafran, N. Krakauer, J. Krakauer et al.
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