Obesity paradox or reverse epidemiology: Is high body weight a protective factor for various chronic conditions?;Das Adipositasparadoxon oder Reverse Epidemiologie: Hohes Körpergewicht als Protektiver Faktor bei Bestimmten Chronischen Bedingungen?

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 135, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 413-418

  Dorner, T E ^a   Rieder, A ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b Medical University of Vienna and Wiener Werkstaette for Suicide Research   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dialysis; Geriatric patients; Heart failure; Mortality; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIALYSIS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART FAILURE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BODY MASS INDEX; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SURVIVAL RATE; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 77649154704     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: 14394413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1249178     Document Type: Review

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