Obesity is associated with lower mortality risk in elderly diabetic subjects: The Casale Monferrato study

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 563-568

  Perotto, Massimo ^a   Panero, Francesco ^a   Gruden, Gabriella ^a   Fornengo, Paolo ^a   Lorenzati, Bartolomeo ^a   Barutta, Federica ^a   Ghezzo, Giuseppe ^b   Amione, Cristina ^a   Cavallo Perin, Paolo ^a   Bruno, Graziella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Ospedale S Spirito Casale Monferrato   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Mortality; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OBESITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84884909273     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: 14325233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-011-0338-1     Document Type: Article

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