Body mass index and mortality in China: A 15-year prospective study of 220 000 men

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 472-481

  Chen, Zhengming ^a   Yang, Gonghuan ^b   Offer, Alison ^a   Zhou, Maigeng ^b   Smith, Margaret ^a   Peto, Richard ^a   Ge, Hui ^b   Yang, Ling ^a   Whitlock, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Body mass index; China; Mortality; Obesity; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; MENS HEALTH; MORTALITY RISK; OBESITY; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LUNG CANCER; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOKING; STOMACH CANCER; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BODY MASS INDEX; CHINA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

CHINA;

EID: 84859649713     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr208     Document Type: Article

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