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Age and gender differences in the association between body mass index and all-cause mortality among older Japanese

Authors :
Taro Fukaya
Erika Kobayashi
Jersey Liang
Hiroshi Murayama
Anda Botoseneanu
Shoji Shinkai
Benjamin A. Shaw
Source :
Ethnicity & Health. 25:874-887
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 2018.

Abstract

Objective: Increasing evidence suggests a reverse J-shaped association between body mass index (BMI) and all-cause mortality among the older population. However, findings from non-Western s...

Details

ISSN :
14653419 and 13557858
Volume :
25
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Ethnicity & Health
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....7e1a3693f8e9be8a10720a402107e12a
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2018.1469737