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General and abdominal adiposity and risk of death in Europe.
T Pischon
1 ,
H Boeing ,
K Hoffmann ,
M Bergmann ,
M B Schulze ,
K Overvad ,
Y T van der Schouw ,
E Spencer ,
K G M Moons ,
A Tjønneland ,
J Halkjaer ,
M K Jensen ,
J Stegger ,
F Clavel-Chapelon ,
M-C Boutron-Ruault ,
V Chajes ,
J Linseisen ,
R Kaaks ,
A Trichopoulou ,
D Trichopoulos ,
C Bamia ,
S Sieri ,
D Palli ,
R Tumino ,
P Vineis ,
S Panico ,
P H M Peeters ,
A M May ,
H B Bueno-de-Mesquita ,
F J B van Duijnhoven ,
G Hallmans ,
L Weinehall ,
J Manjer ,
B Hedblad ,
E Lund ,
A Agudo ,
L Arriola ,
A Barricarte ,
C Navarro ,
C Martinez ,
J R Quirós ,
T Key ,
S Bingham ,
K T Khaw ,
P Boffetta ,
M Jenab ,
P Ferrari ,
E Riboli
Nov 13 2008
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Abstract
Previous studies have relied predominantly on the body-mass index (BMI, the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) to assess the association of adiposity with the risk of death, but few have examined whether the distribution of body fat contributes to the prediction of death.