Body mass index and unintentional weight change associated with all-cause mortality in older Australians: the Melbourne Longitudinal Studies on Healthy Ageing (MELSHA)

Age Ageing. 2010 Sep;39(5):643-6. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afq073. Epub 2010 Jun 27.

Authors

Evan Atlantis¹, Colette Browning, Hal Kendig

Affiliation

¹ The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. evan.atlantis@adelaide.edu.au

PMID: 20584733
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afq073

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging*
Australia / epidemiology
Body Mass Index*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Obesity / mortality*
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Weight Gain*