The burden of mortality of obesity at middle and old age is small. A life table analysis of the US Health and Retirement Survey.

Reuser, Mieke

The burden of mortality of obesity at middle and old age is small. A life table analysis of the US Health and Retirement Survey. [electronic resource] - European journal of epidemiology 2008 - 601-7 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0393-2990

10.1007/s10654-008-9269-8 doi


Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Mass Index
Educational Status
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Life Expectancy
Life Tables
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Obesity--mortality
Proportional Hazards Models
Smoking--epidemiology
United States--epidemiology
Weight Gain
Weight Loss