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Association Between Anthropometric Measures and Long-Term Survival in Frail Older Women: Observations from the Women's Health Initiative Study.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - 1 Feb 2016

Zaslavsky Oleg, Rillamas-Sun Eileen, LaCroix Andrea Z, Woods Nancy F, Tinker Lesley F, Zisberg Anna, Shadmi Efrat, Cochrane Barbara, Edward Beatrice J, Kritchevsky Stephen, Stefanick Marcia L, Vitolins Mara Z, Wactawski-Wende Jean, Zelber-Sagi Shira

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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between currently recommended guidelines and commonly used clinical criteria for body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and all-cause mortality in frail older women. DESIGN: Longitudinal prospective cohort study. SETTING: Women's Health Initiative (WHI)-Observational Study. PARTICIPANTS: A sample of women aged 65-84 with complete data...

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PMID: 26889837
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13930
PMCID: PMC4762186

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