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Does waist circumference measurement improve the prediction of first cardiovascular events compared to BMI alone in a community-based sample?
Does waist circumference measurement improve the prediction of first cardiovascular events compared to BMI alone in a community-based sample?
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Waist circumference provides incremental prognostic value for predicting first cardiovascular events specifically in overweight women, but not in men or other BMI categories.
Freiberg et al. (2008) studied this question.
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