Association between "a body shape index" and mortality: Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging, Brazil

• Main Authors: Mary Anne Nascimento-Souza (Author), Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini (Author), Sérgio Viana Peixoto (Author), Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This article aims to evaluate the joint and separate association between abdominal and general adiposity indicators and mortality. Data was collected from 1,366 older adults in the Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging with complete information for all variables of interest. The outcome variable was all-cau...