Differences between Adiposity Indicators for Predicting All-Cause Mortality in a Representative Sample of United States Non-Elderly Adults

Henry S. Kahn; Kai McKeever Bullard; Lawrence E. Barker; Giuseppina Imperatore

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050428

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Differences between Adiposity Indicators for Predicting All-Cause Mortality in a Representative Sample of United States Non-Elderly Adults

Henry S. Kahn ,

* E-mail: hkahn@cdc.gov

Affiliation Division of Diabetes Translation, U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Kai McKeever Bullard,

Affiliation Division of Diabetes Translation, U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Lawrence E. Barker,

Affiliation Division of Diabetes Translation, U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Giuseppina Imperatore

Affiliation Division of Diabetes Translation, U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Differences between Adiposity Indicators for Predicting All-Cause Mortality in a Representative Sample of United States Non-Elderly Adults

Henry S. Kahn,
Kai McKeever Bullard,
Lawrence E. Barker,
Giuseppina Imperatore

Published: November 30, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050428

About the Authors

Henry S. Kahn

* E-mail: hkahn@cdc.gov

Affiliation Division of Diabetes Translation, U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kai McKeever Bullard

Affiliation Division of Diabetes Translation, U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Lawrence E. Barker

Affiliation Division of Diabetes Translation, U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Giuseppina Imperatore

Affiliation Division of Diabetes Translation, U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HSK KMB. Analyzed the data: KMB. Wrote the paper: HSK. Refined concept and design: LEB GI. Critical intellectual revision: LEB GI.

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