The association between the body mass index and 4-year all-cause mortality in older hospitalized patients

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 705-711

  Zekry, Dina ^a   Herrmann, François R ^a   Vischer, Ulrich M ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aged 80 and over; Body mass index; Comorbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED 80 AND OVER.; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; SWITZERLAND; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED 80 AND OVER.; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; MORTALITY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SURVIVAL RATE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84878295335     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls207     Document Type: Article

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