Is waist to height ratio better at assessing cause-specific mortality risk than body mass index or waist circumference? A prospective analysis in a large U.S.-based cohort

• Alpa V. Patel ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: alpa.patel@cancer.org

  Affiliation Department of Population Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9997-1218

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• Kierstin Faw,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Population Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Erika Rees-Punia,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Population Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1121-1578

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• Brad Heltemes,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Munich Re Life United States of America, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Clara Bodelon,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Population Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Anita Peoples,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Population Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Lauren E. McCullough,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Population Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Lauren R. Teras

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Population Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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