Cause-specific mortality in old age in relation to body mass index in middle age and in old age: follow-up of the Whitehall cohort of male civil servants.

BACKGROUND: The relevance of body mass index (BMI) to cause-specific mortality in old age is uncertain. OBJECTIVES: To examine cause-specific 5 year mortality in old age by BMI in old age and middle age (40-69 years). METHODS: Cox proportional hazards for mortality rates among 4862 former male civil...

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Prif Awduron: Breeze, E, Clarke, R, Shipley, M, Marmot, MG, Fletcher, A
Fformat: Journal article
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: 2006