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 Koster
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine; Social medicine: 801; VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin; sosialmedisin: 801; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Epidemiology medical and dental statistics: 803; VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Epidemiologi medisinsk og odontologisk statistikk: 803; Tromsø; Tromso
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/4966; https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2010.123232

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. With special attention to the lower BMI categories, associations between BMI and both total and cause-specific mortality...