Association between class III obesity (BMI of 40-59 kg/m2) and mortality: a pooled analysis of 20 prospective studies.

Association between class III obesity (BMI of 40-59 kg/m2) and mortality: a pooled analysis of 20 prospective studies.

The prevalence of class III obesity (body mass index [BMI]≥40 kg/m2) has increased dramatically in several countries and currently affects 6% of adults in the US, with uncertain impact on the risks of illness and death. Using data from a large pooled study, we evaluated the risk of death, overall an...

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Main Authors: Cari M Kitahara, Alan J Flint, Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, Leslie Bernstein, Michelle Brotzman, Robert J MacInnis, Steven C Moore, Kim Robien, Philip S Rosenberg, Pramil N Singh, Elisabete Weiderpass, Hans Olov Adami, Hoda Anton-Culver, Rachel Ballard-Barbash, Julie E Buring, D Michal Freedman, Gary E Fraser, Laura E Beane Freeman, Susan M Gapstur, John Michael Gaziano, Graham G Giles, Niclas Håkansson, Jane A Hoppin, Frank B Hu, Karen Koenig, Martha S Linet, Yikyung Park, Alpa V Patel, Mark P Purdue, Catherine Schairer, Howard D Sesso, Kala Visvanathan, Emily White, Alicja Wolk, Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Patricia Hartge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4087039?pdf=render

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