Body mass index (BMI) is key method for measuring a person's weight status, and defining if they have normal weight, ...

Overall we found that compared with normal weight, overweight and obesity in middle age and elderly have a considerable effect on years lived with and without CVD, although they had no effect on ...

Increasing weight is one of the biggest health challenges of the present time. The problem of obesity or overweight is being ...

We limited our analysis to those aged 60 years and older as the relationship between obesity and BMI is less clear in an elderly population. In the cohort aged ⩾60 years, 7729 were screened ...

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Obesity is an increasing health concern among Indian elderly, with a variety of consequences, including an increased risk of bone fractures. While many individuals believe that having additional body ...

This meta-analysis of 29 cohort studies, which included a total of 58 609 elderly people of whom 4798 died during 5 years of follow up, showed that both an increased WC and underweight (according ...

SUITA, Osaka Prefecture—Although obesity raises the risk of cerebral stroke, moderately chubby elderly individuals are more likely to recover from the life-threatening condition than their ...