Association of BMI with overall and cause-specific mortality: a population-based cohort study of 3·6 million adults in the UK

Krishnan Bhaskaran; Isabel dos–Santos–Silva; David A. Leon; Ian Douglas; Liam Smeeth

doi:10.1016/s2213-8587(18)30288-2

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MedicineDemographyPoisson regressionBody mass indexPopulationNational Death IndexCohort studyCohortCause of deathMortality rateProportional hazards modelGerontologyHazard ratioConfidence intervalDiseaseInternal medicineEnvironmental health

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 6
Issue: 12
Pages: 944-953
Citations: 1130
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                                    Krishnan Bhaskaran, 
                                
                                    Isabel dos–Santos–Silva, 
                                
                                    David A. Leon
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Association of BMI with overall and cause-specific mortality: a population-based cohort study of 3·6 million adults in the UK. 
                            The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
                            , 6
                            (12)
                            , 944-953.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-8587(18)30288-2
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(18)30288-2