A pooled analysis of body mass index and mortality among African Americans.

A pooled analysis of body mass index and mortality among African Americans.

Pooled analyses among whites and East Asians have demonstrated positive associations between all-cause mortality and body mass index (BMI), but studies of African Americans have yielded less consistent results. We examined the association between BMI and all-cause mortality in a sample of African Am...

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Main Authors: Sarah S Cohen, Yikyung Park, Lisa B Signorello, Alpa V Patel, Deborah A Boggs, Laurence N Kolonel, Cari M Kitahara, Synnove F Knutsen, Elizabeth Gillanders, Kristine R Monroe, Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, Traci N Bethea, Amanda Black, Gary Fraser, Susan Gapstur, Patricia Hartge, Charles E Matthews, Song-Yi Park, Mark P Purdue, Pramil Singh, Chinonye Harvey, William J Blot, Julie R Palmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4234271?pdf=render

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