Journal article
Obesity and mortality in the lipid research clinics program follow-up study
Abstract
Using data from the Lipid Research Clinics Program for 1972-1983, the study presented here examined weight history and two indices of obesity: the body mass index (BMI) and the triceps skinfold (TSF) thickness. Cox regression analyses with and without adjustment for cardiovascular disease risk factors revealed a significant (p less than 0.05) quadratic association between BMI and all-causes mortality among men, but not women, after an average …
Authors
Wilcosky T; Hyde J; Anderson JJB; Bangdiwala S; Duncan B
Journal
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 43, No. 8, pp. 743–752
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
1 1990
DOI
10.1016/0895-4356(90)90232-e
ISSN
0895-4356