Does obesity associate with mortality among hispanic persons? Results from the national health interview survey

Tapan Mehta; Raymond McCubrey; Nicholas M. Pajewski; Scott W. Keith; David B. Allison; Carlos J. Crespo; Kevin R. Fontaine

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Does obesity associate with mortality among hispanic persons? Results from the national health interview survey

Tapan Mehta, Raymond McCubrey, Nicholas M. Pajewski, Scott W. Keith, David B. Allison, Carlos J. Crespo, Kevin R. Fontaine

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Objective To evaluate the association between BMI: kg/m² and mortality among Hispanic adults. Design and Methods Eight years (1997-2004) of National Health Interview Survey data linked to public-use mortality follow-up data through 2006 were acquired. Using Cox proportional hazards regression, separate models for two attained age strata (18 to

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1474-1477
Number of pages	4
Journal	Obesity
Volume	21
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.20105
State	Published - Jul 2013
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Endocrinology
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Nutrition and Dietetics

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