Body mass index trajectories preceding first report of poor self-rated health: A longitudinal case-control analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

<h4>Background</h4>Studies have consistently found that obesity is associated with poor self-rated health, but how body mass index (BMI) developed in the lead up to poor self-rated health is unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>We nested a longitudinal case-control study in the English Lo...

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Main Authors: Adam Hulman, Daniel B Ibsen, Anne Sofie D Laursen, Christina C Dahm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212862