| Title |
Body Configuration as a Predictor of Mortality: Comparison of Five Anthropometric Measures in a 12 Year Follow-Up of the Norwegian HUNT 2 Study
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0026621 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Halfdan Petursson, Johann A. Sigurdsson, Calle Bengtsson, Tom I. L. Nilsen, Linn Getz |
| Abstract |
Distribution of body fat is more important than the amount of fat as a prognostic factor for life expectancy. Despite that, body mass index (BMI) still holds its status as the most used indicator of obesity in clinical work. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 76 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 75 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 12% |
| Researcher | 8 | 11% |
| Other | 8 | 11% |
| Other | 10 | 13% |
| Unknown | 19 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 4% |
| Psychology | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 12 | 16% |
| Unknown | 24 | 32% |