Shape of BMI-Mortality Risk Associations: Reverse Causality and Heterogeneity in a Representative Cohort of US Adults.

George R GarciaNathan C ColemanZachari A PondC Arden Pope

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2021)

The exclusion of smokers and individuals with preexisting conditions alters the BMI-mortality risk association and results in a somewhat lower range of BMI with minimum mortality risk.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
physical activity
emergency department
adverse drug
weight loss