Waist Circumference and Waist/Hip Ratio Are Better Predictive Risk Factors for Mortality and Morbidity after Colorectal Surgery Than Body Mass Index and Body Surface Area

Kartheuser, Alex H; Leonard, Daniel F; Penninckx, Freddy; Paterson, Hugh M; Brandt, Dimitri; Remue, Christophe; Bugli, Céline; Dozois, Eric; Mortensen, Neil; Ris, Frédéric; Tiret, Emmanuel

doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182a6605a

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Waist Circumference and Waist/Hip Ratio Are Better Predictive Risk Factors for Mortality and Morbidity after Colorectal Surgery Than Body Mass Index and Body Surface Area

ContributorsKartheuser, Alex H; Leonard, Daniel F; Penninckx, Freddy; Paterson, Hugh M; Brandt, Dimitri; Remue, Christophe; Bugli, Céline; Dozois, Eric; Mortensen, Neil; Ris, Frédéric; Tiret, Emmanuel

Published inAnnals of surgery, vol. 258, no. 5, p. 722-730

Publication date2013

Abstract

To determine whether body fat distribution, measured by waist circumference (WC) and waist/hip ratio (WHR), is a better predictor of mortality and morbidity after colorectal surgery than body mass index (BMI) or body surface area (BSA).

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

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KARTHEUSER, Alex H et al. Waist Circumference and Waist/Hip Ratio Are Better Predictive Risk Factors for Mortality and Morbidity after Colorectal Surgery Than Body Mass Index and Body Surface Area. In: Annals of surgery, 2013, vol. 258, n° 5, p. 722–730. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182a6605a

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PID : unige:30427
DOI : 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182a6605a
PMID : 24096768

Journal ISSN0003-4932

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Waist Circumference and Waist/Hip Ratio Are Better Predictive Risk Factors for Mortality and Morbidity after Colorectal Surgery Than Body Mass Index and Body Surface Area

To determine whether body fat distribution, measured by waist circumference (WC) and waist/hip ratio (WHR), is a better predictor of mortality and morbidity after colorectal surgery than body mass index (BMI) or body surface area (BSA).

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