Health consequences of obesity and projected future obesity health burden in China

X Sun, AF Yan, Z Shi, B Zhao, N Yan, K Li, L Gao… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study examined the effects of overweight/obesity on mortality and morbidity
outcomes and the disparities, time trends, and projected future obesity health burden in …

Body mass index and all‐cause mortality in older adults: a scoping review of observational studies

AA Javed, R Aljied, DJ Allison, LN Anderson… - Obesity …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Changes in physical activity and adiposity with all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and cancer mortality

MN Ahmadi, IM Lee, M Hamer… - International journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Background The relationship between joint changes in physical activity and adiposity with
mortality is not well understood. We examined the association of changes in these two …

Stability in BMI over time is associated with a better cognitive trajectory in older adults

MS Beeri, A Tirosh, HM Lin, S Golan… - Alzheimer's & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Evidence on simultaneous changes in body mass index (BMI) and cognitive
decline, which better reflect the natural course of both health phenomena, is limited …

Body mass index combined with possible sarcopenia status is better than BMI or possible sarcopenia status alone for predicting all-cause mortality among Asian …

C Chalermsri, W Aekplakorn, V Srinonprasert - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Body mass index (BMI) and sarcopenia are common indicators of nutritional
status. Possible sarcopenia, defined as low muscle strength or performance, was recently …

Calf circumference is an independent predictor of mortality in older adults: An approach with generalized additive models

DPS Fernandes, LL Juvanhol… - Nutrition in Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background: There is a wide variation in the cutoff points of body mass index (BMI) and calf
circumference (CC), and it is necessary to assess their adequacy in predicting mortality …

[HTML][HTML] Adiposity and mortality in Korean adults: a population-based prospective cohort study

H Oh, SY Kwak, G Jo, J Lee, D Park, DH Lee… - The American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Background The Asia-Pacific obesity classification recommends using lower
BMI cutoffs in Asians compared with those in Western populations. However, the supporting …

Central adiposity as a predictor of mortality in older adults: identification of cutoffs using generalized additive models

DPS Fernandes, L Lopes Juvanhol, AA Nobre… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Obesity is associated with premature mortality in adults; however, this
association has been inconsistent in the older adult population. In addition, there is a lack of …

Overall and abdominal obesity and risks of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in Korean adults: a pooled analysis of three population-based prospective cohorts

H Jang, R Kim, JT Lee, DH Lee… - International journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Studies found a J-shaped association between body mass index (BMI) and
mortality. However, it is unclear whether the association is driven by biases, particularly …

Adiposity and mortality in older Chinese: an 11-year follow-up of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

CQ Jiang, L Xu, WS Zhang, YL Jin, F Zhu, KK Cheng… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Previous studies on Chinese showed mixed results describing the relationship between
obesity and mortality. The optimum levels of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference …