What The Study Did: Medicare claims data for 29,000 adults were examined to investigate the association between body mass index in midlife and adverse health, longevity and health care costs in adults age 65 or older.
Authors: Sadiya S. Khan, M.D., M.Sc., of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.2318)
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