Body mass index and mortality in an ethnically diverse population: The multiethnic cohort study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 489-497

  Park, Song Yi ^a   Wilkens, Lynne R ^a   Murphy, Suzanne P ^a   Monroe, Kristine R ^b   Henderson, Brian E ^b   Kolonel, Laurence N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cohort studies; Mortality; Multiethnic population; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAWAII; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84866046138     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9695-5     Document Type: Article

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