Associations of body fat and inflammation with non-communicable chronic diseases and mortality: a prospective cohort study of the UK Biobank
BMI was strongly correlated with fat<sub>BIA</sub>, but WHR and visceral adipose tissue percentage were less so. All measures of body fat were associated with the incidence of NCDs, but only WHR was independently associated with mortality. These findings support the hypothesis that body fat may be protective against death and that the excess risk associated with higher WHR may be mediated by something other than body fat.
Authors
- Natasha Wiebe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5613-1582)
- Marcello Tonelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0846-3187)
Institutions
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092962
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- University of Alberta