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Relationship of body mass index with frailty and all-cause mortality among middle-aged and older adults

BACKGROUND: Parallel to growth of aging and obese populations, the prevalence of metabolic diseases is rising. How body mass index (BMI) relates to frailty and mortality across frailty levels is controversial. We examined the associations of high BMI with frailty and mortality and explored the effec...

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Autores principales: Jayanama, Kulapong, Theou, Olga, Godin, Judith, Mayo, Andrea, Cahill, Leah, Rockwood, Kenneth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9594976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36280863
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02596-7