Body mass index and mortality among older people living in the community

Francesco Luigi Landi; G Zuccalà; Giovanni Gambassi; Ra Incalzi; L Manigrasso; Francesco Cosimo Pagano; Pierugo Carbonin; Roberto Bernabei

Body mass index and mortality among older people living in the community

Francesco Luigi Landi, G Zuccalà, Giovanni Gambassi, Ra Incalzi, L Manigrasso, Francesco Cosimo Pagano, Pierugo Carbonin, Roberto Bernabei

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Abstract

To determine if body mass index (BMI = weight/height2), predictive of mortality in seriously ill hospitalized and institutionalized patients, is also predictive of mortality in a longitudinal epidemiologic study.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1072-1076
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Volume	47
Publication status	Published - 1999

Keywords

Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Mass Index
Community Health Services
Comorbidity
Female
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Italy
Male
Mortality
Nutritional Status
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Regression Analysis
Survival Rate

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Body mass index and mortality among older people living in the community

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