Body mass index and mortality in men: Evaluating the shape of the association

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1240-1247

  Gelber, R P ^a   Kurth, T ^a,c   Manson, J E ^a,c   Buring, J E ^a,b,c   Gaziano, J M ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Body mass index; Epidemiology; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICIANS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34547507928     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803564     Document Type: Article

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