Obesity and Life Expectancy with and without Diabetes in Adults Aged 55 Years and Older in the Netherlands: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Obesity and Life Expectancy with and without Diabetes in Adults Aged 55 Years and Older in the Netherlands: A Prospective Cohort Study.

<h4>Background</h4>Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Limited evidence exists regarding the effect of excess weight on years lived with and without diabetes. We aimed to determine the association of overweight and obesity with the number of year...

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Main Authors: Klodian Dhana, Jana Nano, Symen Ligthart, Anna Peeters, Albert Hofman, Wilma Nusselder, Abbas Dehghan, Oscar H Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002086&type=printable
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