Trajectories of body mass index among Canadian seniors and associated mortality risk

Abstract Background This study aims to characterize the heterogeneity in BMI trajectories and evaluate how different BMI trajectories predict mortality risk in Canadian seniors. Methods Data came from the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS, 1994–2011) and 1480 individuals aged 65–79 ye...

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Main Authors: Meng Wang, Yanqing Yi, Barbara Roebothan, Jennifer Colbourne, Victor Maddalena, Guang Sun, Peizhong Peter Wang
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Assuntos:
Body mass trajectories
Seniors
Latent class growth modelling
Mortality
Acceso en liña:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4917-0
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