The prognostic role of body mass index on mortality amongst the middle-aged and elderly: A competing risk analysis

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-50

  Ghaem Maralani, Haleh ^a   Tai, Bee Choo ^a,b   Wong, Tien Y ^b,c,d   Tai, E Shyong ^e   Li, Jialiang ^f   Wang, Jie Jin ^g,h   Mitchell, Paul ^g  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^d DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^e Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

^f NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

All cause mortality; Body mass index; Cause specific mortality; Competing risks model; Elderly; Middle aged

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPETING RISK MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY; BODY MASS INDEX; CAUSE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY; COMPETING RISKS MODEL; ELDERLY; MIDDLE-AGED;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84893689729     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2013.11.025     Document Type: Article

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