Age-dependent relationships between body mass index and mortality: Singapore longitudinal ageing study

OBJECTIVES: The relationship between body mass index (BMI) with mortality risk, in particular the BMI category associated with the lowest all-cause and CVD-and-stroke mortality and the BMI threshold for defining overweight or obesity in older persons is controversial. This study investigated the age...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Ng, Tze Pin, Jin, Aizhen, Chow, Khuan Yew, Feng, Liang, Nyunt, Ma Shwe Zin, Yap, Keng Bee
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5524359/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28738068
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180818
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