Open AccessWeight change, body weight and mortality: the impact of smoking and ill health
Author(s) -
S. Goya Wannamethee,
A. G. Shaper,
Mary Walker
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/30.4.777
Subject(s) - medicine , confounding , weight change , weight loss , body mass index , demography , weight gain , epidemiology , gerontology , obesity , body weight , sociology
This paper examines the influence of cigarette smoking and ill health on the relationship between weight change, body weight and subsequent mortality to determine whether weight loss and leanness in middle to older age is deleterious to health.
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