BMI category-specific waist circumference thresholds based on cardiovascular disease outcomes and all-cause mortality: Tehran lipid and glucose study (TLGS)

• Main Authors: Amirhosein Seyedhoseinpour (Author), Maryam Barzin (Author), Maryam Mahdavi (Author), Majid Valizadeh (Author), Fereidoun Azizi (Author), Sahar Ghareh (Author), Farhad Hosseinpanah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Waist circumference (WC), a representative of abdominal visceral fat, is strongly associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its outcomes. We aimed to define body mass index (BMI)-specific WC thresholds as predictors of CVD and all-cause mortality. Methods In this prospecti...