Relative fat mass, a new index of adiposity, is strongly associated with incident heart failure: data from PREVEND

Abstract Body-mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist-hip ratio are commonly used anthropometric indices of adiposity. However, over the past 10 years, several new anthropometric indices were developed, that more accurately correlated with body fat distribution and total fat mass. They incl...

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Main Authors: Navin Suthahar, Laura M. G. Meems, Coenraad Withaar, Thomas M. Gorter, Lyanne M. Kieneker, Ron T. Gansevoort, Stephan J. L. Bakker, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Rudolf A. de Boer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02409-6