Body mass index and the risk of mortality in type II diabetic patients from Verona

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 281-285

  Zoppini, G ^a   Verlato, G ^a   Leuzinger, C ^a   Zamboni, C ^a   Brun, E ^a   Bonora, E ^a   Muggeo, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; BMI; Mortality; Type II diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0037329997     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.802199     Document Type: Article

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