expert reaction to unpublished conference abstract and poster looking at the association between Body Mass Index and mortality

expert reaction to unpublished conference abstract and poster looking at the association between Body Mass Index and mortality

An unpublished conference abstract presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna looks at the association between Body Mass Index and mortality.   Dr Baptiste Leurent, Associate Professor in Medical Statistics, UCL, said: “This study is only reported as a short conference abstract and poster, and it is not possible to assess its validity.  It is too premature to be safely shared with the public, and some parts …