Modeling the Dynamic Association of BMI and Mortality in the Framingham Heart Study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 517-525

  He, Jianghua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index; Mortality; Time dependent Covariates Cox Models

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BODY MASS; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 79957969458     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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