Adiposity and Mortality in Men
Baik I, Ascherio A, Rimm EB, Giovannucci E, Spiegelman D, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC. Adiposity and Mortality in Men. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2000, 152: 264-271. PMID: 10933273, DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.3.264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexRecent weight lossMeasures of adiposityCardiovascular diseaseGreater body mass indexWeight lossCardiovascular disease mortalityRisk of deathCancer mortality riskCause-specific mortalityExclusion of menLean menOverall mortalityWaist circumferenceMass indexDisease mortalityExcess mortalityRelative riskBody fatMortality riskUS menElevated riskOlder menHigh mortalityMortality