Open AccessBody mass index and mortality: the influence of physical activity and smoking
Author(s) -
Haakon E. Meyer,
Anne Johanne Søgaard,
Aage Tverdal,
Randi Selmer
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1097/00005768-200207000-00002
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , obesity , demography , cohort , diabetes mellitus , relative risk , population , cohort study , norwegian , gerontology , endocrinology , confidence interval , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy , sociology
To study the association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality, and to evaluate the effect of physical activity during leisure time and smoking on this association in a general male population.