The Obesity Paradox and Mortality in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: "Obesity paradox" describes the counterintuitive finding that aged overweight and obese people with a particular disease may have better outcomes than their normal weight or underweight counterparts. This systematic review was performed to summarize the publications related to the obesity paradox in older adults, to gain an in-depth understanding of this phenomenon. PubMed©, Embase©, and Scopus© were used to perform literature search for all publications up to 20 March 2022. Studies were included if they reported data from older adults on the relation between BMI and mortality. The following article types were excluded from the study: reviews, editorials, correspondence, and case reports and case series. Publication year, study setting, medical condition, study design, sample size, age, an

SUBMITTER: Drame M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10096985 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature