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Influence of Age on the Association Between Various Measures of Obesity and All-Cause Mortality
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 09/22/09

Kuk JL et al. – Overall and abdominal obesity are associated with greater mortality risk in younger adults (<65), whereas the associations between obesity and mortality are null or inverse in older adults (>65). In general, the association was stronger with measures of abdominal obesity than with measures of overall obesity or fat–free mass. The adverse effects of obesity on mortality risk are apparent only in adults younger than 65. Obesity as characterized using several different measures was not generally associated with greater mortality risk in older adults. Although weight loss is beneficial for reducing morbidity in obese adults of any age, it is unclear whether weight loss is equally beneficial for reducing mortality risk in older adults.

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