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Waist to height ratio as a simple tool for predicting mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2023-01-30

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<h4>Background: </h4> The association of central obesity with higher rates of mortality is not well studied. This study evaluates the association between waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), as a measure of central obesity, with mortality. <h4>Methods: </h4> Documents were retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases until May 2022. Data were extracted from cohort studies reporting effect...

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2cb9eaeb-c871-5004-b984-dfd485b11e82
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-2511373/v1
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