Using maximum weight to redefine body mass index categories in studies of the mortality risks of obesity

Background The high prevalence of disease and associated weight loss at older ages limits the validity of prospective cohort studies examining the association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality. Methods I examined mortality associated with excess weight using maximum BMI—a measure that is r...

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Published in:	Population health metrics Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 6
Main Author:	Stokes, Andrew
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 17.03.2014 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Analysis Body mass index Epidemiology Health hazards Health risks Health Services Research Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mortality Mortality risk Obesity Polls & surveys Public Health Research Methodology Risk factors Surveys Body mass index Obesity Mortality Population attributable fraction Confounding Reverse causality Maximum weight
ISSN:	1478-7954, 1478-7954
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