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Comment
. 2014 Apr;104(4):e3.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301799. Epub 2014 Feb 13.

Age and the impact of obesity on mortality

Zhiqiang Wang  1
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Age and the impact of obesity on mortality

Zhiqiang Wang. Am J Public Health. 2014 Apr.
No abstract available

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FIGURE 1—
Recalculated mortality hazard ratios by body mass index level, race/ethnicity, and sex for (a) White women, (b) Black women, (c) White men, and (d) Black men. Note. Overweight defined as body mass index 25.0–29.9 kg/m2, grade 1 obesity as 30–34.9 kg/m2, and grade 2/3 obesity as ≥ 35 kg/m2. Source. Adapted from Masters et al.
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  • Masters et al. respond.
    Masters RK, Reither EN, Powers DA, Yang YC, Burger AE, Link BG. Masters RK, et al. Am J Public Health. 2014 Apr;104(4):e5-6. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301916. Epub 2014 Feb 13. Am J Public Health. 2014. PMID: 24524518 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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