Relationship between body mass index and mortality among Europeans

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 156-165

  Song, X ^a,b   Pitkaniemi J ^a   Gao, W ^a,b   Heine, R J ^c,d   Pyorala K ^e   Soderberg S ^f,g   Stehouwer, C D A ^h   Zethelius, B ⁱ   Tuomilehto, J ^a,b   Laatikainen, T ^b   Tabak A G ^j,k   Qiao, Q ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^f UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^h MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

ⁱ UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^j UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^k SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

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Author keywords

body mass index; cause of death; mortality; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856650285     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.145     Document Type: Article

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