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Lo et al 1 have examined the effects of waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) on the risk of chronic diseases, all-cause mortality, cardiovascular and cancer mortality. They found positive associations with these measures of adiposity and cardiovascular outcomes. Of interest, the adjusted ORs for WHtR were greater than WC for the odds of hypertension, dyslipidaemia and …
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