Body mass index and mortality in China: a 15-year prospective study of 220 000 men.

BACKGROUND: In China, there have been few large prospective studies of the associations of body mass index (BMI) with overall and cause-specific mortality that have simultaneously controlled for biases that can be caused by pre-existing disease and smoking. METHODS: Prospective cohort study of 224 0...

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Main Authors: Chen, Z, Yang, G, Offer, A, Zhou, M, Smith, M, Peto, R, Ge, H, Yang, L, Whitlock, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012