Body mass index and all-cause mortality among people age 70 and over: The Longitudinal Study of Aging

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 424-431

  Allison, ^a   Gallagher, D ^a   Heo, M ^a   Pi Sunyer, F X ^a   Heymsfield, S B ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Body mass index (BMI); Cox proportional hazard regression; Elderly; Mortality; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030949211     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800423     Document Type: Article

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