Open AccessSurvival in elderly men in relation to midlife and current BMI
Author(s) -
Ingar Holme,
Serena Tonstad
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afu202
Subject(s) - medicine , gerontology , body mass index , demography , sociology
he relationship between BMI and mortality is U-shaped in the elderly but may be modified by midlife BMI and change in weight.
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