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- Title
Cause-Specific Excess Deaths Associated With Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity.
- Authors
Flegal, Katherine M.; Graubard, Barry I.; Williamson, David F.; Gail, Mitchell H.
- Abstract
This article presents the results of a study on cause-specific excess deaths associated with underweight, overweight and obese people in the U.S. The association between the body mass index (BMI) and cause-specific death has not been reported before this study. The results differed by cause of death. The authors found that underweight was associated with increased mortality from non-cancer and non heart associated diseases. Overweight people were more likely to die from diabetes and kidney disease. Obese people face the biggest risk of death from cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Overall, overweight people who are not obese has the lowest rate of mortality from all causes.
- Subjects
UNITED States; BODY mass index; DISEASE risk factors; OVERWEIGHT persons; OBESITY; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; CANCER-related mortality; MORTALITY; DISEASES
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2007, Vol 298, Issue 17, p2028
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.298.17.2028