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 …

Background The impact of body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) and waist circumference (WC) on
mortality in elderly individuals is controversial and previous research has largely focused on …

Purpose This study investigates the predictive effects of body mass index (BMI) and waist
circumference (WC) for all-cause mortality in old age over 27 years of follow-up. Methods …

In a non-concurrent cohort study, the data from medical examinations of 78,612 Dutch men
at the age of 18 were linked to mortality registrations over a follow-up period of 32 years …

Abstract The Bergen Clinical Blood Pressure Study in Norway was used to examine the
relationship between body mass index (BMI (kg/m 2)) and total mortality in different age …

OBJECTIVE: To compare body mass index (BMI), waist–hip ratio (WHR) and waist
circumference as predictors of all-cause mortality among the elderly. DESIGN: Population …

Objectives: To describe the relationship of body mass index and mortality in older adults,
examining the influence of sex and cardiovascular morbidity. Methods: Sixteen-year cohort …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between body
mass index (BMI) in early and mid-adulthood, and BMI change between these ages, and …

The prevalence of obesity is increasing among all ages, including the elderly. 1 There is
debate about the harm of obesity in the elderly, the relation between obesity in old age and …

Objectives To assess the association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and cause-specific
mortality in older adults and to assess which BMI was associated with lowest mortality …