Association of BMI with overall and cause-specific mortality: a population-based cohort study of 36 million adults in the UK
General Info
Time period covered
January, 1998 - December, 2016
Data type
Scientific literature
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, Anthropometry, Aortic aneurysm, Atrial fibrillation and flutter, Bladder cancer, Brain and nervous system cancers, Breast cancer, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Chronic respiratory diseases, Cirrhosis of the liver, Colon and rectum cancers, Corpus uteri cancer, Diabetes, Digestive diseases, Endocrine disorders, Falls, Hypertension, Ischemic heart disease, Kidney and other urinary organ cancers, Liver cancer, Lower respiratory infections, Melanoma, Mental and behavioral disorders, Musculoskeletal diseases, Neurological conditions, Noncommunicable diseases, Oesophagus cancer, Ovary cancer, Pancreas cancer, Peripheral vascular diseases, Prostate cancer, Road traffic injuries, Self-inflicted injuries, Stomach cancer, Stroke, Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers
Citation
Journal
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol
Pages
944-953
Publication year
2018
Suggested citation
Bhaskaran K, Dos-Santos-Silva I, Leon DA, Douglas IJ, Smeeth L. Association of BMI with overall and cause-specific mortality: a population-based cohort study of 36 million adults in the UK. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2018; 6(12): 944-953.