Fig. 1: Flow diagram of individuals in the ARIC cohort. Excluded individuals (dark grey). Included individuals (light grey). Waist circumference-related exclusion criteria were observational level exclusions but led to individual exclusions if all waist circumference readings were outside the range. | British Journal of Cancer

Fig. 1: Flow diagram of individuals in the ARIC cohort. Excluded individuals (dark grey). Included individuals (light grey). Waist circumference-related exclusion criteria were observational level exclusions but led to individual exclusions if all waist circumference readings were outside the range.

From: Waist circumference-years and cancer risk: a prospective study of the association and comparison of predictive performance with waist circumference and body mass index

Fig. 1: Flow diagram of individuals in the ARIC cohort. Excluded individuals (dark grey). Included individuals (light grey). Waist circumference-related exclusion criteria were observational level exclusions but led to individual exclusions if all waist circumference readings were outside the range.

ARIC atherosclerosis risk in communities (Study), WC waist circumference, N number of participants, BMI body mass index.

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