Body composition and all-cause mortality in subjects older than 65 y

Graf, Christophe; Karsegard, Véronique; Spoerri, Adrian; Makhlouf, Anne-Marie; Ho, Sylvain; Herrmann, François; Genton Graf, Laurence

doi:10.3945/ajcn.114.102566

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Body composition and all-cause mortality in subjects older than 65 y

ContributorsGraf, Christophe; Karsegard, Véronique; Spoerri, Adrian; Makhlouf, Anne-Marie; Ho, Sylvain; Herrmann, François; Genton Graf, Laurence

Published inThe American journal of clinical nutrition, vol. 101, no. 4, p. 760-767

Publication date2015

Abstract

A low or high body mass index (BMI) has been associated with increased mortality risk in older subjects without taking fat mass index (FMI) and fat-free mass index (FFMI) into account. This information is essential because FMI is modulated through different healthcare strategies than is FFMI.

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Swiss National Science Foundation - 33CSC0_134273
Autre - esearch Fund of the Department of Internal Medicine of the University Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine of Geneva; unrestricted grant from AstraZeneca

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GRAF, Christophe et al. Body composition and all-cause mortality in subjects older than 65 y. In: The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2015, vol. 101, n° 4, p. 760–767. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.114.102566

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PID : unige:55274
DOI : 10.3945/ajcn.114.102566
PMID : 25833973

ISSN of the journal0002-9165

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Body composition and all-cause mortality in subjects older than 65 y

A low or high body mass index (BMI) has been associated with increased mortality risk in older subjects without taking fat mass index (FMI) and fat-free mass index (FFMI) into account. This information is essential because FMI is modulated through different healthcare strategies than is FFMI.

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