Objectively Assessed Weight Change and All-Cause Mortality among Community-Dwelling Older People

Objectively Assessed Weight Change and All-Cause Mortality among Community-Dwelling Older People

Later life changes in body weight may be associated with an increased risk of mortality in older adults. The objective of this study was to examine whether weight change over four years was associated with a 17-year mortality risk in older adults. Participants were 1664 community-dwelling adults age...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nutrients 2022-07, Vol.14 (14), p.2983
Hauptverfasser: Alharbi, Tagrid, Ryan, Joanne, Freak-Poli, Rosanne, Gasevic, Danijela, Scali, Jacqueline, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie-Laure, Owen, Alice J
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Sprache:eng
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Adults
Aged
Body mass index
Body weight
Body weight gain
Body weight loss
body weight maintenance
Cardiovascular Diseases
healthy aging
Humans
Independent Living
Mortality
Obesity
Older people
Proportional Hazards Models
Risk
Risk Factors
Statistical models
weight change
Weight Gain
Weight Loss
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Zusammenfassung:Later life changes in body weight may be associated with an increased risk of mortality in older adults. The objective of this study was to examine whether weight change over four years was associated with a 17-year mortality risk in older adults. Participants were 1664 community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years in the longitudinal Enquete de Sante’ Psychologique-Risques, Incidence et Traitement (ESPRIT) study. Outcomes were all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer mortality. Weight change was defined as difference between weight at baseline and 4 years, categorised into: weight stable (±
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu14142983