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.
| Lingua originale | Inglese |
|---|---|
| pagine (da-a) | 1072-1076 |
| Numero di pagine | 5 |
| Rivista | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society |
| Volume | 47 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 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