Body mass index and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-related mortality: A nationally representative prospective study of 220 000 men in China

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1027-1036

  Yang, Ling ^a   Zhou, Maigeng ^b   Smith, Margaret ^a   Yang, Gonghuan ^b   Peto, Richard ^a   Wang, Jun ^b   Boreham, Jillian ^a   Hu, Yisong ^b   Chen, Zhengming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Mortality; Prospective study; Smoking

Indexed keywords

AGE; BASELINE SURVEY; BODY MASS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRINKING; FUTURE PROSPECT; HEALTH RISK; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHINA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHINA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; THINNESS;

CHINA;

EID: 77956291342     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq051     Document Type: Article

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