Body mass index and disease-specific mortality in an 80-year-old population at the 12-year follow-up

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-53

  Takata, Yutaka ^a   Ansai, Toshihiro ^a   Soh, Inho ^a   Awano, Shuji ^a   Nakamichi, Ikuo ^a   Akifusa, Sumio ^a   Goto, Kenichi ^a   Yoshida, Akihiro ^a   Fujii, Hiroki ^a   Fujisawa, Ritsuko ^a   Sonoki, Kazuo ^a  

^a KYUSHU DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Elderly; Mortality; Respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SPECIFIC MORTALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JAPAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 84876485702     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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