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Professional dialysis recruitment| New body shape index, based on height, BMI, and waist circumference, predicts mortality risk. |
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| PLOS online: Conclusions. Body shape, as measured by ABSI, appears to be a substantial risk factor for premature mortality in the general population derivable from basic clinical measurements. ABSI expresses the excess risk from high WC in a convenient form that is complementary to BMI and to other known risk factors. |
