Open AccessAssociation of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories
Author(s) -
Katherine M. Flegal,
Brian K. Kit,
Heather Orpana,
Barry I. Graubard
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2012.113905
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , body mass index , obesity , hazard ratio , demography , population , meta analysis , gerontology , environmental health , confidence interval , sociology
Estimates of the relative mortality risks associated with normal weight, overweight, and obesity may help to inform decision making in the clinical setting.
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