Body mass index and mortality in elderly men and women: the Tromso and HUNT studies

• Published in: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
• Main Authors: Kvamme, Jan-Magnus, Holmen, Jostein, Wilsgaard, Tom, Florholmen, Jon, Midthjell, Kristian, Jacobsen, Bjarne K
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2012
• Subjects: Social and psychosocial factors and health; Tromsø; Tromso
• Online Access: http://jech.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/66/7/611; https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2010.123232

Background The impact of body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) and waist circumference (WC) on mortality in elderly individuals is controversial and previous research has largely focused on obesity. Methods With special attention to the lower BMI categories, associations between BMI and both total and cause-...