The association between obesity and mortality in the elderly differs by serum concentrations of persistent organic pollutants: A possible explanation for the obesity paradox

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1170-1175

  Hong, N S ^a   Kim, K S ^a   Lee, I K ^a   Lind, P M ^b   Lind, L ^c   Jacobs, D R ^d,e   Lee, D H ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

elderly; fat mass; mortality; obesity paradox; persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PROGNOSIS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; THINNESS;

EID: 84866384189     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.187     Document Type: Article

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