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Is central obesity associated with cirrhosis-related death or hospitalization? A population-based, cohort study  George N. Ioannou, Noel S. Weiss, Edward.

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1 Is central obesity associated with cirrhosis-related death or hospitalization? A population-based, cohort study  George N. Ioannou, Noel S. Weiss, Edward J. Boyko, Kris V. Kowdley, Steven E. Kahn, Robert L. Carithers, Elaine C. Tsai, Jason A. Dominitz  Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology  Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages (January 2005) DOI: /S (04) Copyright © 2005 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Kaplan-Meier survival estimates by BMI category presented separately for participants with (A) central fat distribution (defined by SFR > 1) and (B) peripheral fat distribution (defined by SFR ≤ 1). Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2005 3, 67-74DOI: ( /S (04) ) Copyright © 2005 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 The association between body mass index category and cirrhosis-related death or hospitalization presented separately for persons with central and peripheral fat distribution. HR*, Hazard ratio adjusted for age, alcohol consumption, geographical region, gender, race, household income, and educational attainment. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2005 3, 67-74DOI: ( /S (04) ) Copyright © 2005 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions


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