Impact of body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio on mortality in middle-aged Koreans: a prospective cohort study based on a Health Examinees study
Being underweight was associated with an increased risk of mortality in both sexes, and the lowest risk of death was found in males who were slightly overweight with a BMI of 23.0-25.0 kg/m2.
Authors
- Daehee Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4031-5878)
- Jong‐Koo Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4833-1178)
- Ji‐Yeob Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5365-8189)
- Sooyoung Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9605-9685)
- Aesun Shin
Institutions
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Seoul National University Hospital (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epidemiology and Health
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2024073
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.53
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea
- National Institutes of Health