Weight History and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Three Prospective Cohort Studies

The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and mortality is controversial. To investigate the relationship between maximum BMI over 16 years and subsequent mortality. 3 prospective cohort studies. Nurses' Health Study I and II and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. 225 072 men and women...

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Published in:	Annals of internal medicine Vol. 166; no. 9; p. 613
Main Authors:	Yu, Edward, Ley, Sylvia H, Manson, JoAnn E, Willett, Walter, Satija, Ambika, Hu, Frank B, Stokes, Andrew
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 02.05.2017
Subjects:	Adult Aged Body Mass Index Cause of Death Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Middle Aged Obesity - mortality Overweight - mortality Prospective Studies
ISSN:	1539-3704, 1539-3704
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