Increased risk of bacterial infections among the obese with chronic diseases

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 595-600

  Wang, Y ^a,b   Chen, Yue ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotics use; infections; obesity; overweight; smoking

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; AGING; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

EID: 84939963304     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-015-0472-5     Document Type: Article

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