Obesity
Research reports from E.B. Levitan and co-authors provide new insights into obesity
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 5th, 2009
"Women aged 48 to 83 (n=36 873) and men aged 45 to 79 (n=43 487) self-reported height, weight, and WC. HF hospitalization or death (n=382 women, 718 men) between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 2004, was determined through administrative registers. Hazard ratios, from Cox proportional-hazards models, for an interquartile range higher BMI were 1.39 (95% CI, 1.15 to 1.68) at age 60 and 1.13 (95% CI, 1.02 to 1.27) at 75 in women....
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