Self-Reported Early and Later Life Weight and the Risk of All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The extent to which body weight in early adulthood is associated with late-life mortality risk is unclear. This study aimed to determine the association between body mass index (BMI) in early adulthood (at 18 years of age) and older age (70 years and over), and the risk of mortality in later life.

Design

Secondary analysis of the ASPREE Longitudinal Study of Older Persons (ALSOP).

Setting, participants

Data were from 14,853 relatively healthy community-dwelling Australians aged ≥ 70 years when enrolled in the study.

Measurements

Self-reported weight at age ≥ 70 years and recalled weight at age 18 years were collected at ALSOP study baseline. Height was measured with a stadiometer and was used for calculation of BMI at both timepoints. BMI at each tim

SUBMITTER: Alharbi TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10353754 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature