Associations of hypertension, diabetes and heart disease risk with body mass index in older Chinese adults: a population-based cohort study
| Autor: | Gordon G Liu, Haoxiang Lin, Meng Liu, Nan Xiao, Shujun Lin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | BMJ Open, Vol 14, Iss 7 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2023-0834 2044-6055 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083443 |
| Popis: | Objective Obesity is a well-established risk factor for disease. Controversy exists regarding the relative risk of morbidity and mortality in individuals who are overweight or underweight compared with individuals with a normal body mass index (BMI). In this study, we investigated the associations between BMI and three non-communicable diseases (hypertension, diabetes and heart disease) in older adults.Design Cohort study.Setting This study used data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. The baseline survey was carried out in 2011, and follow-up surveys were conducted in 2013, 2015 and 2018.Participants Participants who reported having no doctor-diagnosed chronic disease at baseline were included in this study.Main outcome measures We analysed the association between baseline BMI and disease incidence using Cox proportional hazards models. Disease information included self-reported diagnosed conditions. BMI was categorised according to the standard Chinese criteria: underweight ( |
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