The Impact of Obesity on US Mortality Levels: The Importance of Age and Cohort Factors in Population Estimates

Objectives. To estimate the percentage of excess death for US Black and White men and women associated with high body mass, we examined the combined effects of age variation in the obesity–mortality relationship and cohort variation in age-specific obesity prevalence. Methods. We examined 19 Nationa...

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Main Authors: Masters, Ryan K., Reither, Eric N., Powers, Daniel A., Yang, Y. Claire, Burger, Andrew E., Link, Bruce G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Public Health Association 2013
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Research and Practice
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3780738/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23948004
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301379
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