Exploration of an alternative to body mass index to characterize the relationship between height and weight for prediction of metabolic phenotypes and cardiovascular outcomes

• Main Authors: Megan M. Shuey (Author), Shi Huang (Author), Rebecca T. Levinson (Author), Eric Farber‐Eger (Author), Katherine N. Cahill (Author), Joshua A. Beckman (Author), John R. Koethe (Author), Heidi J. Silver (Author), Kevin D. Niswender (Author), Nancy J. Cox (Author), Frank E. Harrell Jr (Author), Quinn S. Wells (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective Body mass index (BMI) is the most commonly used predictor of weight‐related comorbidities and outcomes. However, the presumed relationship between height and weight intrinsic to BMI may introduce bias with respect to prediction of clinical outcomes. A series of analyses comparing...