Open AccessChange in Body Mass Index Associated With Lowest Mortality in Denmark, 1976-2013
Author(s) -
Shoaib Afzal,
Anne TybjærgHansen,
Gorm Boje Jensen,
Børge G. Nordestgaard
Publication year - 2016
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.2016.4666
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , demography , population , cohort study , mortality rate , cohort , obesity , environmental health , sociology
Research has shown a U-shaped pattern in the association of body mass index (BMI) with mortality. Although average BMI has increased over time in most countries, the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors may also be decreasing among obese individuals over time. Thus, the BMI associated with lowest all-cause mortality may have changed.
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