Mid-Arm Circumference and All-Cause, Cardiovascular, and Cancer Mortality among Obese and Non-Obese US Adults: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III

Mid-Arm Circumference and All-Cause, Cardiovascular, and Cancer Mortality among Obese and Non-Obese US Adults: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III

Abstract Epidemiological studies have shown that mid-arm circumference (MAC) can be used to predict death risk and malnutrition. We performed a retrospective observational study involving 11,958 US participants aged 20–90 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III, 1988–1994...

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Main Authors: Li-Wei Wu, Yuan-Yung Lin, Tung-Wei Kao, Chien-Ming Lin, Chung-Ching Wang, Gia-Chi Wang, Tao-Chun Peng, Wei-Liang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02663-7

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02663-7

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