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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Adams, Kenneth F
• Schatzkin, Arthur
• Harris, Tamara B
• Kipnis, Victor
• Mouw, Traci
• Ballard-Barbash, Rachel
• Hollenbeck, Albert
• Leitzmann, Michael F

Titel

Overweight, Obesity, and Mortality in a Large Prospective Cohort of Persons 50 to 71 Years Old

Ist Teil von

• The New England journal of medicine, 2006-08, Vol.355 (8), p.763-778

Ort / Verlag

Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study prospectively examined body-mass index in relation to the risk of death from any cause in more than 500,000 members of the AARP who were 50 to 71 years of age. The risk of death was increased for the highest and lowest categories of body-mass index in both men and women and among both overweight and obese men and women who were healthy and had never smoked. Excess body weight during midlife, including overweight, is associated with an increased risk of death. The risk of death was increased for the highest and lowest categories of body-mass index in both men and women and among both overweight and obese men and women. Excess body weight during midlife, including overweight, is associated with an increased risk of death. Substantial epidemiologic evidence indicates that obesity, defined by a body-mass index (BMI) (the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) of 30.0 or more, is associated with an increased risk of death. 1 However, whether overweight (defined by a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9) increases the risk of death has not been established. 2 A substantial proportion of the U.S. adult population is overweight but not obese 3 ; any association between overweight and mortality might have important clinical and public health implications. Reverse causation owing to preexisting chronic disease and inadequate control for smoking status can distort . . .