Body Weight and Mortality Among Men and Women in China

Abstract

Our results indicate that both underweight and obesity were associated with increased mortality in the Chinese adult population. Furthermore, our findings support the use of a single common recommendation for defining overweight and obesity among all racial and ethnic groups.

Keywords

MedicineUnderweightBody mass indexDemographyObesityConfidence intervalCohort studyProspective cohort studyOverweightInternal medicine

MeSH Terms

AdultAgedAsian PeopleBody Mass IndexBody WeightChinaCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMortalityProportional Hazards Models

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Year: 2006
Type: article
Volume: 295
Issue: 7
Pages: 776-776
Citations: 368
Access: Closed

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                                    Dongfeng Gu, 
                                
                                    Jiang He, 
                                
                                    Xiufeng Duan
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2006). 
                            Body Weight and Mortality Among Men and Women in China. 
                            JAMA
                            , 295
                            (7)
                            , 776-776.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.295.7.776
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.7.776
PMID: 16478900

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Data completeness: 86%