Body Mass Index and Mortality in Elderly Men and Women from General Population

Gerontology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Mazza ◽  
Sergio Zamboni ◽  
Valérie Tikhonoff ◽  
Laura Schiavon ◽  
Achille C. Pessina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
General Population ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
Men And Women

scholarly journals Nonlinear relationship between serum uric acid and body mass index: a cross-sectional study of a general population in coastal China

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Zhou ◽  
Zhen Liu ◽  
Zhong Chao ◽  
Yeqing Chao ◽  
Lidan Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Uric Acid ◽  
General Population ◽  
Serum Uric Acid ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Nadir Point ◽  
Coastal China

Abstract Background Conflicting evidence exists on the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and serum uric acid (SUA). Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the SUA–BMI relationship in a large-scale epidemiological survey in coastal China. Methods This survey was conducted among the general population in the coastal region of China from September 2014 to January 2015. SUA Levels were measured by the automatic Sysmex Chemix-180 biochemical analyzer. Results A total of 6098 men (BMI: 24.58 ± 3.74 kg/m2) and 7941 women (24.56 ± 3.64 kg/m2) were included in this study. A stronger positive BMI-SUA association was found for men than women (all P-values < 0.05). The piecewise linear spline models indicated a U-shaped relationship of SUA-BMI association for both men and women; and the lowest turning points were at 19.12 kg/m2 for men and 21.3 kg/m2 for women. When BMIs were lower than the nadir point, each 1 kg/m2 increase in BMI related to a 7.74-fold (95% CI − 14.73, − 0.75) reduction for men and 2.70-fold reduction (− 4.47, − 0.94) for women in SUA levels. Once the BMI was higher than the nadir point, each 1 kg/m2 increase in BMI was related to a 5.10-fold (4.44, 5.77) increment for men and 3.93-fold increment (3.42, 4.43) for women in SUA levels. The regression coefficient differences between the two stages were 12.84 (5.66, 20.03) for men and 6.63 (4.65, 8.61) for women. Conclusions A U-shaped relationship between BMI and SUA was found for both men and women; the association was stronger for men than women.

scholarly journals Relationship Between Physical Fitness, BMI, WHR and Hypertension in Elderly Men and Women

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-284
Author(s):  
Saša Pantelić ◽  
Radmila Kostić ◽  
Ratomir Djurašković ◽  
Slavoljub Uzunović ◽  
Zoran Milanović ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Predictor Variables ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Arterial Blood

Abstract Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the structure, characteristics and significance of the relationship between physical fitness, BMI and WHR on one hand and hypertension of elderly men and women on the other. Methods: The sample consisted of 1288 participants (594 men and 694 women) who live in their own households in the cities and villages of Central, Eastern and South Serbia. After the obtained classification of participants based on arterial blood pressure, 231 patients with hypertension aged 60-80 years were selected. The subsample consisted of 138 male participants, while the subsample of women was 93 participants. Predictor variables consisted of 6 variables for the evaluation of physical fitness, Body mass index (BMI) and Waist-to Hip Ratio index (WHR). Criterion variables consisted of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Results: The results showed that there is a statistically significant correlation (p <0.05) between predictor variables and hypertension. Higher values of higher SBP in elderly men causes an increase in body weight due to increased body fat (BMI, WHR). In elderly women, these changes occur under the influence of increased body mass index and reduced CRF. Higher values of high DBP in elderly men cause more power and flexibility of the upper body and in elderly women greater strength in the arms and less strength in legs and CRF. Conclusions: Being overweight in both subsamples could be considered as a factor that contributes to high blood pressure.

scholarly journals Gender and Weight among Thoroughbred Jockeys: Underrepresented Women and Underweight Men

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 237802311771259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul T. von Hippel ◽  
Caroline G. Rutherford ◽  
Katherine M. Keyes
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
General Population ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Thoroughbred Racing

Discrimination can damage health by limiting an occupation to persons who are physically unsuited to it. In thoroughbred racing, male jockeys damage their health to reach racing weights, while women who could reach those weights more easily are excluded. The authors estimate the number of U.S. men and women who are light enough to work as jockeys and contrast them with the number of male and female jockeys. The authors contrast the distribution of body mass index in the general population and among top jockeys. Male jockeys outnumber female jockeys by 7 to 1, and by 50 to 1 in top races, and these numbers have not declined since the 1990s. Yet among adults who are light enough to work as jockeys, women outnumber men by at least 7 to 1, and women are half as likely to be underweight. Jockeys’ health and performance might improve if barriers to women were lowered.

Body mass index and disease burden in elderly men and women: The Tromsø Study

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan-Magnus Kvamme ◽  
Tom Wilsgaard ◽  
Jon Florholmen ◽  
Bjarne K. Jacobsen
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Disease Burden ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
Men And Women

scholarly journals Body mass index and mortality in elderly men and women: the Tromsø and HUNT studies

2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (7) ◽  
pp. 611-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan-Magnus Kvamme ◽  
Jostein Holmen ◽  
Tom Wilsgaard ◽  
Jon Florholmen ◽  
Kristian Midthjell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
Men And Women

scholarly journals Demographic determinants of body mass index in healthy elderly men and women (1026.2)

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahar Azemati ◽  
Sujata Rajaram ◽  
Natalie Kazzi ◽  
Edward Bitok ◽  
Joan Sabate
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Healthy Elderly
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