Using maximum weight to redefine body mass index categories in studies of the mortality risks of obesity

BACKGROUND: The high prevalence of disease and associated weight loss at older ages limits the validity of prospective cohort studies examining the association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality. METHODS: I examined mortality associated with excess weight using maximum BMI—a measure that is...

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Autor principal: Stokes, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3985598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24636105
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-7954-12-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3985598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24636105
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-7954-12-6

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