| Title |
A New Body Shape Index Predicts Mortality Hazard Independently of Body Mass Index
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0039504 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nir Y. Krakauer, Jesse C. Krakauer |
| Abstract |
Obesity, typically quantified in terms of Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeding threshold values, is considered a leading cause of premature death worldwide. For given body size (BMI), it is recognized that risk is also affected by body shape, particularly as a marker of abdominal fat deposits. Waist circumference (WC) is used as a risk indicator supplementary to BMI, but the high correlation of WC with BMI makes it hard to isolate the added value of WC. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 14% |
| Mexico | 16 | 12% |
| Netherlands | 11 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 6% |
| Canada | 4 | 3% |
| France | 3 | 2% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 2% |
| Spain | 3 | 2% |
| Colombia | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 13 | 10% |
| Unknown | 51 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 101 | 77% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 20 | 15% |
| Scientists | 10 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | <1% |
| United States | 5 | <1% |
| Canada | 3 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Russia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 486 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 73 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 67 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 59 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 52 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 33 | 7% |
| Other | 112 | 22% |
| Unknown | 110 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 152 | 30% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 48 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 42 | 8% |
| Sports and Recreations | 23 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 21 | 4% |
| Other | 81 | 16% |
| Unknown | 139 | 27% |