ArticleSalud publica de Mexico2015
The effect of obesity on incidence of disability and mortality in Mexicans aged 50 years and older.
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- Association between obesity status and successful aging among older people in China: evidence from CHARLS.BMC public health · 2020Article
- The relationship between body mass index and disability-free survival in elderly Japanese: the Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2019Article
- Diversity in the Factors Associated with ADL-Related Disability among Older People in Six Middle-Income Countries: A Cross-Country Comparison.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Diversity and signature of small RNA in different bodily fluids using next generation sequencing.BMC genomics · 2018Article
- Muscle Weakness Is Associated With Diabetes in Older Mexicans: The Mexican Health and Aging Study.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2016Article
- Body mass index and the risk of incident functional disability in elderly Japanese: The OHSAKI Cohort 2006 Study.Medicine · 2016Article
- BMI and all cause mortality: systematic review and non-linear dose-response meta-analysis of 230 cohort studies with 3.74 million deaths among 30.3 million participants.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2016Article
- Imputation of Non-Response in Height and Weight in the Mexican Health and Aging Study.Realidad, datos y espacio : revista internacional de estadistica y geografiaArticle
- Effects of diabetes and obesity on cognitive impairment and mortality in older mexicans.Archives of gerontology and geriatricsArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the effect of obesity on incidence of disability and mortality among non-disabled older Mexicans at baseline. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe sample included 8 415 Mexicans aged ≥ 50 years from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (2001 -2012), who reported no limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) at baseline and have complete data on all covariates. Sociodemographics, smoking status, comorbidities, ADL activities, and body mass index (BMI) were collected.
resultsThe lowest hazard ratio (HR) for disability was at BMI of 25 to < 30 (HR = 0.97;95% confidence interval [CI], 0.85-1.12).The lowest HR for mortality were seen among participants with BMIs 25 to < 30 (HR = 0.85; 95%CI, 075-0.97), 30 to < 35 (HR = 0.86; 95 %CI, 0.72-1.02), and > 35 (HR = 0.92; 95 %CI, 0.70-1.22).
conclusionMexican older adults with a BMI of 25 to < 30 were at less risk for both disability and mortality.
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