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. 2013 Jul 15;178(2):321-3.
doi: 10.1093/aje/kwt118.

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Ryan K Masters, Daniel A Powers, Bruce G Link
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Ryan K Masters et al. Am J Epidemiol. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Absolute percentage point change in self-rated health due to respondents’ differential survival among respondents with a normal-weight body mass index (weight (kg)/height (m)2) (18.5–24.9), Health and Retirement Survey, 1992–2008.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Absolute percentage point change in self-rated health due to respondents’ differential survival among respondents with a grade 1 obese body mass index (weight (kg)/height (m)2) (30.0–34.9), Health and Retirement Survey, 1992–2008.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Absolute percentage point change in self-rated health due to respondents’ differential survival among respondents with a grade 2/3 obese body mass index (weight (kg)/height (m)2) (≥35.0), Health and Retirement Survey, 1992–2008.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Percentage of change due to respondents’ differential survival in the number of respondents who self-rated their health as very good or excellent, by body mass index, Health and Retirement Survey, 1992–2008. Grade 1 obesity refers to a body mass index (weight (kg)/height (m)2) of 30–34.9 and grade 2/3 obesity refers to a body mass index ≥35.0.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
Percentage of change due to respondents’ differential survival in the number of respondents who reported heart disease, by body mass index, Health and Retirement Survey, 1992–2008. Grade 1 obesity refers to a body mass index (weight (kg)/height (m)2) of 30–34.9 and grade 2/3 obesity refers to a body mass index ≥35.0.
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
Percentage of change due to respondents’ differential survival in the number of respondents with a grade 2/3 obese body mass index (weight (kg)/height (m)2) (≥35.0), Health and Retirement Survey, 1992–2008.
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