National and international recommendations of healthy body mass index (BMI) are primarily
based on evidence in young and middle-aged populations, with an insufficient …

In older age, body composition changes as fat mass increases and redistributes. Therefore,
the current body mass index (BMI) classification may not accurately reflect risk in older …

Objectives To evaluate the associations of body mass index (BMI) with all-cause,
cardiovascular disease (CVD), and expanded CVD mortality in the elderly. Design …

Objectives The relationship between body mass index (BMI) with mortality risk, in particular
the BMI category associated with the lowest all-cause and CVD-and-stroke mortality and the …

Objective To examine the association between baseline body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) and
all‐cause mortality in a well‐characterized cohort of older persons. Methods The association …

Background: Moderate obesity in later life may improve survival, prompting calls to revise
obesity control policies. However, this obesity paradox may be due to confounding from …

Importance Research has shown a U-shaped pattern in the association of body mass index
(BMI) with mortality. Although average BMI has increased over time in most countries, the …

Aim Despite increased interest in an obesity paradox (ie a survival advantage of being
obese), evidence remains sparse in Japanese populations. We aimed to verify this …

Background People worldwide are becoming obese at earlier ages, increasing exposure to
long-term obesity. Purpose To examine how BMI at age 25 years predicts later obesity and …

ContextAbundant evidence links overweight and obesity with impaired health. However,
controversies persist as to whether overweight and obesity have additional impact on …