Body Mass Index and Survival in Men and Women Aged 70 to 75

OBJECTIVES: To examine in an older population all‐cause and cause‐specific mortality associated with underweight (body mass index (BMI)<18.5), normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9), overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9), and obesity (BMI≥30.0).

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