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Body mass index as a predictor of healthy and disease-free life expectancy between ages 50 and 75: a multicohort study

BACKGROUND: While many studies have shown associations between obesity and increased risk of morbidity and mortality, little comparable information is available on how body mass index (BMI) impacts health expectancy. We examined associations of BMI with healthy and chronic disease-free life expectan...

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Autores principales: Stenholm, S, Head, J, Aalto, V, Kivimäki, M, Kawachi, I, Zins, M, Goldberg, M, Platts, L G, Zaninotto, P, Magnusson Hanson, L L, Westerlund, H, Vahtera, J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5418561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28138135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2017.29