A novel adiposity index as an integrated predictor of cardiometabolic disease morbidity and mortality

Park, Yousung; Hoon Kim, Nam; Yeon Kwon, Tae; Gon Kim, Sin

doi:10.1038/s41598-018-35073-4

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A novel adiposity index as an integrated predictor of cardiometabolic disease morbidity and mortality

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Authors:

Yousung Park

Nam Hoon Kim

Tae Yeon Kwon

Abstract

Abstract We propose a new anthropometric index, weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI), to assess adiposity by standardizing waist circumference (WC) for weight. WWI, calculated as WC (cm) divided by the square root of weight (kg) (cm/√kg), was measured from 465,629 subjects in the Korean nationwide coho...

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