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Body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and body fat in relation to health care use in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Alessandra T AndreacchiLauren E GriffithGodefroy Emmanuel GuindonAlexandra MayhewCarol BassimMarie PigeyreSaverio StrangesLaura N Anderson
Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2021)
All measures of adiposity were positively associated with increased HCU although obesity may not be a strong predictor of HCU in older adults.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • weight gain
  • insulin resistance
  • healthcare
  • physical activity
  • metabolic syndrome
  • weight loss
  • type diabetes
  • high fat diet induced
  • total hip arthroplasty
  • skeletal muscle
  • body weight