Association of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Katherine M. Flegal, PhD; Brian K. Kit, MD; Heather Orpana, PhD; Barry I. Graubard, PhD
JAMA. 2013;309(1):71-82. doi:10.1001/jama.2012.113905.
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see also the editorial:
Does Body Mass Index Adequately Convey a Patient’s Mortality Risk?
Steven B. Heymsfield, MD; William T. Cefalu, MD
JAMA. 2013;309(1):87-88. doi:10.1001/jama.2012.185445.
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1555106
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Eur Heart J. 2012 Jan;33(2):213-20. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr205. Epub 2011 Jun 30.
Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factor in the Chinese population: the 2007-2008 China National Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21719451
http://www.thepreparedminds.com/archives/3513