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The measurement of maternal adiposity
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 10/27/09

Fattah C et al. – The issue of maternal obesity has become a major public health problem. Internationally, the diagnosis of obesity is based on body mass index (BMI) that is, weight in kg/height in m2. While epidemiological associations have been shown between different BMI categories and adverse clinical outcomes, there is also a growing realisation that BMI has significant limitations.

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Secular trends in adiposity in Norwegian 9-year-olds from 1999-2000 to 2005
BMC Public Health, 10/16/09 Relevance Score: 88%

Body mass index as a phenotypic expression of adiposity: quantitative contribution of muscularity in a population-based sample
International Journal of Obesity, 10/12/09 Relevance Score: 88%

Adiposity, Cardiometabolic Risk, and Vitamin D Status: the Framingham Heart Study
Diabetes, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 87%

Adiposity and weight change in mid-life in relation to healthy survival after age 70 in women: prospective cohort study
British Medical Journal, 10/14/09 Relevance Score: 87%

The Association of Endogenous Sex Hormones, Adiposity, and Insulin Resistance with Incident Diabetes in Postmenopausal Women
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 10/12/09 Relevance Score: 87%