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Association of body mass index, waist circumference and waist-hip ratio with mortality in the Scottish Health Surveys

Obesity is a major health challenge of the 21st century. Simple anthropometric measurements, including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-hip ratio (WHR), are utilised in epidemiological studies to capture (indirectly) summary estimates of body fat proportion. Some representative population surveys have not demonstrated the strong U or J shaped association between BMI and mortality that might be expected.

To examine association of body size with mortality using BMI and two gender specific alternatives believed to reflect fat distribution: WC …