Body mass index and disease-specific mortality in an 80-year-old population at the 12-year follow-up
Y Takata, T Ansai, I Soh, S Awano, I Nakamichi… - Archives of gerontology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Although many investigations examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI)
and mortality, little is known about the possible associations between BMI and disease-
specific mortality in very elderly people. Here we evaluated this association in an 80-year-
old population. In 1998, 675 residents in Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture participated. They
were followed up for 12 years after the baseline examination; 37 subjects (5.5%) were lost to
follow-up. The subjects were divided into six groups by their BMI values:< 19.5 (most-thin) …
and mortality, little is known about the possible associations between BMI and disease-
specific mortality in very elderly people. Here we evaluated this association in an 80-year-
old population. In 1998, 675 residents in Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture participated. They
were followed up for 12 years after the baseline examination; 37 subjects (5.5%) were lost to
follow-up. The subjects were divided into six groups by their BMI values:< 19.5 (most-thin) …
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