Open AccessIncreases in body mass index over a 7-year period and risk of cause-specific mortality in Korean men
Author(s) -
K. E. Yun,
HongSeok Park,
Yu-Ying Song,
SungIl Cho
Publication year - 2009
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/dyp282
Subject(s) - body mass index , medicine , overweight , obesity , demography , proportional hazards model , cohort study , cohort , sociology
The association between increased body mass index (BMI) and subsequent mortality remains unclear in Asians. This study investigated the associations between BMI increases and cause-specific mortality in middle-aged Korean men.
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