Waist Circumference and Cardiometabolic Risk: A Consensus Statement from Shaping America's Health: Association for Weight Management and Obesity Prevention; NAASO, The Obesity Society; the American Society for Nutrition; and the American Diabetes Association
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Supports adding waist circumference to BMI for refined cardiometabolic risk assessment in practice; extends prior evidence by clarifying its mechanistic basis and predictive utility.
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Cite This Study
Klein et al. (2007) studied this question.