Inverse association between body mass index and all-cause mortality in rural chinese adults: 15-year follow-up of the Anqing cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and all-cause mortality in a Chinese rural population.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

This study was conducted from 2003 to 2018 in Anqing, Anhui Province, China.

Participants

17 851 participants aged 25-64 years (49.4% female) attending physical examinations and questionnaire were included in this study. The inclusion criterion was families having a minimum of three participating siblings. The exclusion criteria included participants without family number and BMI data at baseline.

Outcome measures

The outcome measure was all-cause mortality. Generalized estimating equation (GEE) regression analysis was performed to determine the association between baseline BMI and all-caus

SUBMITTER: Yang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8407212 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature