The impact of long-term body mass index patterns on health-related quality of life

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 804-812

  De Hollander, Ellen L ^a,b   Picavet, H Susan J ^a   Milder, Ivon E ^a   Verschuren, W M Monique ^a   Bemelmans, Wanda J E ^a   De Groot, Lisette C P G M ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adult; body mass index; longitudinal studies; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; HEALTH IMPACT; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84883481821     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt053     Document Type: Article

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