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Association of midlife obesity and cardiovascular risk with old age frailty: a 26-year follow-up of initially healthy men.
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Int J Obes (Lond). 2012 Sep;36(9):1153-7
Publication Type
Article
Date
Sep-2012
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Author
T E Strandberg
J. Sirola
K H Pitkälä
R S Tilvis
A Y Strandberg
S. Stenholm
Author Affiliation
Institute of Health Sciences/Geriatrics, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Unit of General Practice, Oulu, Finland. timo.strandberg@oulu.fi
Source
Int J Obes (Lond). 2012 Sep;36(9):1153-7
Date
Sep-2012
Language
English
Publication Type
Article
Keywords
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Body mass index
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology - etiology - mortality
Disability Evaluation
Disease Progression
Finland - epidemiology
Follow-Up Studies
Frail Elderly - statistics & numerical data
Geriatric Assessment
Health Behavior
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity - complications - epidemiology - mortality
Prevalence
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Abstract
To investigate whether old age frailty is predicted by midlife overweight/obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.
Longitudinal observational study (the Helsinki Businessmen Study).
In their midlife in 1974, 1815 initially healthy men (mean age 47 years) were clinically investigated, whereupon their weight status (normal weight
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22614054
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