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Body-Mass Index and Mortality Risk in US Blacks Compared to Whites

OBJECTIVE: To compare body-mass index (BMI)-related mortality risk in US Blacks vs. Whites as the relationship appears to differ across race/ethnicity groups. DESIGN AND METHODS: We pooled cross-sectional surveys of nationally representative samples of 11,934 Blacks and 59,741 Whites aged 35–75 in t...

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Autores principales: Jackson, Chandra L., Wang, Nae-Yuh, Yeh, Hsin-Chieh, Szklo, Moyses, Dray-Spira, Rosemary, Brancati, Frederick L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3844096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23554375
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.20471