Lifelong doubling of mortality in men entering adult life as obese

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1193-1199

  Zimmermann, E ^a,b   Holst, C ^a   Sorensen T I A ^a  

^a Centre for Health and Society   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

epidemiology; mortality; obesity in early adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARMY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052774687     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.274     Document Type: Article

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