High Body Mass Index Does Not Predict Mortality in Older People: Analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Aging

OBJECTIVE: To determine the excess mortality associated with obesity (defined by body mass index (BMI)) in older people, with and without adjustment for other risk factors associated with mortality and for demographic factors.

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