Body mass index and disease burden in elderly men and women: The Tromsø Study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-193

  Kvamme, Jan Magnus ^a,b   Wilsgaard, Tom ^a   Florholmen, Jon ^a,b   Jacobsen, Bjarne K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Chronic disease; Elderly; Hand strength; Life style; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY BURDEN; BODY MASS; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SMOKING;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77950866411     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-009-9422-z     Document Type: Article

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