Disease and weight loss: a prospective study of middle-aged and older adults in Costa Rica and England

Disease and weight loss: a prospective study of middle-aged and older adults in Costa Rica and England

Objective. To determine whether disease predicts weight loss in population-based studies, as this may confound the relationship between weight and mortality. Materials and methods. We used longitudinal data from the Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study (CRELES) and the English Longitudinal...

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Main Authors: Laura Blue, Noreen Goldman, Luis Rosero-Bixby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2015-07-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
body weight changes
body mass index
diabetes mellitus
Costa Rica
England
Online Access:http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/7574

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