Elevated body mass index and mortality risk in the elderly
Elevated body mass index and mortality risk in the elderly
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-789x.2006.00248.x
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发表时间:
2007-01-01
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影响因子:
8.9
通讯作者:
Mark, A. E.
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作者:
Janssen, I.;Mark, A. E.
The purpose of this report was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the studies examining the impact of an elevated body mass index (BMI) on mortality risk in elderly (>= 65 years) men and women. A variance-based method of meta-analysis was used to summarize the relationships from available studies. The summary relative risk of all-cause mortality from the 26 analyses that included a risk estimate for a BMI within the overweight range was 1.00 (95% confidence intervals, 0.97-1.03). The summary relative risk of all-cause mortality for the 28 analyses that included a risk estimate for a BMI within the obese range was 1.10 (1.06-1.13). These calculations indicate that a BMI in the overweight range is not associated with a significantly increased risk of mortality in the elderly, while a BMI in the moderately obese range is only associated with a modest increase in mortality risk.