Population heterogeneity in the impact of body weight on mortality

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 990-996

  Zheng, Hui ^a   Yang, Yang ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Obesity; Overweight; Population heterogeneity; Sociodemographic characteristics; USA

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HETEROGENEITY; HIGHER EDUCATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBESITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEGRO; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863523022     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.05.013     Document Type: Article

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