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Associations with weight loss and subsequent mortality risk.
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The strong association between weight loss (likely involuntary) and mortality may be a useful way of estimating overall risks to longevity in populations.About:
This article is published in Annals of Epidemiology.The article was published on 2005-08-01. It has received 75 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Weight loss & Body mass index.read more
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Effectiveness of primary care-relevant treatments for obesity in adults: a systematic evidence review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
TL;DR: Behaviorally based treatments are safe and effective for weight loss and maintenance and reduced diabetes incidence in participants with prediabetes.
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Cachexia: prevalence and impact in medicine.
TL;DR: There is a high prevalence of (pre)cachexia in patients with chronic diseases and the cachexia syndrome is probably less frequent but has a significant impact in terms of morbidity and mortality.
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Weight loss and mortality risk in patients with chronic heart failure in the candesartan in heart failure: assessment of reduction in mortality and morbidity (CHARM) programme
Stuart J. Pocock,John J.V. McMurray,Joanna Dobson,Salim Yusuf,Christopher B. Granger,Eric L. Michelson,Jan Östergren,Marc A. Pfeffer,Scott D. Solomon,Stefan D. Anker,Karl Swedberg +10 more
TL;DR: Weight loss and leanness are important predictors of poor prognosis in CHF and the detection of weight change, and particularly weight loss, should be considered as an adverse sign prompting further evaluation.
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Intentional Weight Loss and All-Cause Mortality: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials
Stephen B. Kritchevsky,Kristen M. Beavers,Michael E. Miller,M. Kyla Shea,Denise K. Houston,Dalane W. Kitzman,Barbara J. Nicklas +6 more
TL;DR: In obese adults, intentional weight loss may be associated with approximately a 15% reduction in all-cause mortality.
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Body Mass Index, Weight Loss, and Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Julie L. Locher,David L. Roth,David L. Roth,Christine S. Ritchie,Christine S. Ritchie,Kimberly Cox,Patricia Sawyer,Eric V. Bodner,Richard M. Allman,Richard M. Allman +9 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that undernutrition, as measured by low BMI and unintentional weight loss, is a greater mortality threat to older adults than is obesity or intentional weight loss.
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The Beaver Dam Eye Study. Retinopathy in adults with newly discovered and previously diagnosed diabetes mellitus.
TL;DR: The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was examined in people with newly discovered noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) (n = 50) and in those with previously diagnosed diabetes.
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The Beaver Dam Eye Study: visual acuity.
TL;DR: Multivariate analyses showed both sex (women) and age (older) to be significant and independent predictors of poorer visual acuity.
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Variability of Body Weight and Health Outcomes in the Framingham Population
Lauren Lissner,Patricia M. Odell,Ralph B. D'Agostino,Joseph Stokes,Bernard E. Kreger,Albert J. Belanger,Kelly D. Brownell +6 more
TL;DR: It is found that the positive associations between fluctuations in body weight and end points related to mortality and coronary heart disease could not be attributed to these potential confounding factors, independent of obesity and the trend of body weight over time.
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Weight Change in Old Age and its Association with Mortality
Anne B. Newman,David Yanez,Tamara B. Harris,Andrew S. Duxbury,Paul L. Enright,Linda P. Fried +5 more
TL;DR: The objective was to determine whether 5% weight gain or loss in 3 years was predictive of mortality in a large sample of older adults.
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Prospective Study of Intentional Weight Loss and Mortality in Never-Smoking Overweight US White Women Aged 40–64 Years
TL;DR: The association between intentional weight loss and longevity in middle-aged overweight women appears to depend on their health status, whereas among women with no preexisting illness, the association is equivocal.
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