Body-Mass Index and Mortality in Korean Men and Women

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Authors

Sun Ha Jee · Yonsei University

Jae Woong Sull · Johns Hopkins University

Jungyong Park · Yonsei University

Sang‐Yi Lee · National Health Insurance Service

Heechoul Ohrr · Yonsei University

Eliseo Güallar · Johns Hopkins University

Jonathan M. Samet ·

Abstract

Underweight, overweight, and obese men and women had higher rates of death than men and women of normal weight. The association of BMI with death varied according to the cause of death and was modified by age, sex, and smoking history.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Nutrition and Health in Aging Nutritional Studies and Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 355, Issue 8, pp. 779-787

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa054017

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