Impact of obesity, overweight and underweight on life expectancy and lifetime medical expenditures: the Ohsaki Cohort Study
Objectives People who are obese have higher demands for medical care than those of the normal weight people. However, in view of their shorter life expectancy, it is unclear whether obese people have higher lifetime medical expenditure. We examined the association between body mass index, life expec...
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Main Authors: | Shinichi Kuriyama, Miyuki Kawado, Shuji Hashimoto, Ichiro Tsuji, Atsushi Hozawa, Toshimasa Sone, Masato Nagai, Masako Kakizaki, Kaori Ohmori-Matsuda |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2012-05-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/2/3/e000940.full |
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