Body Mass Index and Nine‐Year Mortality in Disabled and Nondisabled Older U.S. Individuals

M. Kulminski, Alexander; G. Arbeev, Konstantin; Kulminskaya, Irina; Ukraintseva, Svetlana; C. Land, Kenneth; Akushevich, Igor; I. Yashin, Anatoli

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01494.x

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Body Mass Index and Nine‐Year Mortality in Disabled and Nondisabled Older U.S. Individuals

Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society • Nov 15, 2007

Authors:

Alexander M. Kulminski

Konstantin G. Arbeev

Irina Kulminskaya

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and 9-year mortality in older (> or = 65) Americans with and without disability. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: The unique disability-focused National Long Term Care Survey (NLTCS) data that assessed the health and well-being ...

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Medicine

Body mass index

Gerontology

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