Associations between mid-to-late life body mass index and chronic disease-free survival: A nationwide twin study.

Jie Guo Abigail DoveYing ShangAnna MarsgliaKristina Johnell Debora Rizzuto Wei-Li Xu

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2023)

Late-life overweight and obesity may shorten disease-free survival. Further research is needed to determine whether preventing overweight/obesity from mid- to late life might favour longer and healthier survival.

Keyphrases

free survival
weight loss
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
body mass index
cross sectional
adipose tissue