Association of Later-Life Weight Changes With Survival to Ages 90, 95, and 100: The Women's Health Initiative.
Aladdin H ShadyabJoAnn E MansonMatthew A AllisonDeepika R LadduSylvia Wassertheil-SmollerLinda V Van HornRobert A WildHailey R BanackFred K TabungBernhard HaringYangbo SunErin S LeBlancJean Wactawski-WendeMeryl S LeBoffMichelle J NaughtonJuhua LuoPeter F SchnatzGinny NataleRobert J OstfeldAndrea Z LaCroixPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2023)
Weight loss of ≥5% vs stable weight was associated with lower odds of longevity, more strongly for unintentional weight loss than for intentional weight loss. Potential inaccuracy of self-reported intentionality of weight loss and residual confounding were limitations.