The authors examined the association between waist circumference and mortality among 154,776 men and 90,757 women aged 51–72 years at baseline (1996–1997) in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Additionally, the combined effects of waist circumference and body mass index (BMI; weight (kg)/height (m)2) were examined. All-cause mortality was assessed over 9 years of follow-up (1996–2005).
After adjustment for BMI and other covariates, a large waist circumference (fifth quintile vs. second) was associated with an approximately ...
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