Research
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An increase in ABSI over time (rising ABSI) is associated with higher mortality risk, whereas a decrease or stability in ABSI is associated with lower risk, even when controlling for baseline ABSI.
Monitor how your Body Shape Index (ABSI) changes over time, not just its current value. If your ABSI is increasing, your mortality risk is rising, even if your baseline ABSI was moderate. Conversely, a decreasing or stable ABSI is associated with lower risk. This dynamic measure may be more informative than tracking BMI changes alone.
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individuals with a given initial ABSI who had rising ABSI were at greater risk than those with falling ABSI.
Why this rating
Longitudinal data with repeated measures (7-year interval) and long-term follow-up.
Source
Dynamic Association of Mortality Hazard with Body Shape
Nir Y. Krakauer et al. · PLoS ONE · 2014
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0088793
cohort · n=7011Cited 145×
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