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. 2006 Jan 27;6:5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-6-5

Correction: The "lipid accumulation product" performs better than the body mass index for recognizing cardiovascular risk: a population-based comparison

Henry S Kahn 1,
PMCID: PMC1382268

Abstract

I have found an error in the Discussion section of my recent article [1]. While citing a prior work by Okura et al. [2], I incorrectly wrote that their weight-loss participants had "only a 2 percent reduction in leg fat". In context, the correct sentence should have said that their participants had "a 37 percent reduction in TG concentration, a 27 percent reduction in truncal fat, a 26 percent reduction in leg fat, but only a 12 percent reduction in BMI."

I regret the inadvertent misquotation. My own data, my conclusions, and my admiration for Okura et al. are unchanged.

References

  1. Kahn HS. The "lipid accumulation product" performs better than the body mass index for recognizing cardiovascular risk: a population-based comparison. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 2005;5:26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-5-26. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. Okura T, Nakata Y, Yamabuki K, Tanaka K. Regional body composition changes exhibit opposing effects on coronary heart disease risk factors. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2004;24:923–929. doi: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000125702.26272.f6. [PubMed Abstract][Publisher Full Text] [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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