The association of body mass index (BMI) with all-cause mortality in older Taiwanese: Results of a national cohort study

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-220

  Tsai, Alan Chung Hong ^a,b   Hsiao, Mei Lan ^a  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

All cause mortality; Elderly; Overweight obesity; Underweight; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN;

EID: 84864921876     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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