Published in Am J Clin Nutr on August 01, 2006
Accuracy of body mass index in diagnosing obesity in the adult general population. Int J Obes (Lond) (2008) 5.03
Obesity and reproductive hormone levels in the transition to menopause. Menopause (2010) 2.10
Estimates of excess deaths associated with body mass index and other anthropometric variables. Am J Clin Nutr (2009) 1.73
Mortality attributable to obesity among middle-aged adults in the United States. Demography (2009) 1.66
Survival in older men may benefit from being slightly overweight and centrally obese--a 5-year follow-up study in 4,000 older adults using DXA. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2009) 1.42
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Measures of adiposity and future risk of ischemic stroke and coronary heart disease in older men and women. Am J Epidemiol (2010) 1.26
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A prospective Swedish study on body size, body composition, diabetes, and prostate cancer risk. Br J Cancer (2009) 1.00
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Risk of type 2 diabetes according to traditional and emerging anthropometric indices in Spain, a Mediterranean country with high prevalence of obesity: results from a large-scale prospective cohort study. BMC Endocr Disord (2013) 0.87
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Risk factors for overweight and obesity among Thai adults: results of the National Thai Food Consumption Survey. Nutrients (2010) 0.86
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The effect of obesity and gender on body segment parameters in older adults. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) (2009) 0.84
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Survival benefit of abdominal adiposity: a 6-year follow-up study with Dual X-ray absorptiometry in 3,978 older adults. Age (Dordr) (2011) 0.81
Effect of obesity, serum lipoproteins, and apolipoprotein E genotypes on mortality in hospitalized elderly patients. Rejuvenation Res (2011) 0.81
Health aspects, nutrition and physical characteristics in matched samples of institutionalized vegetarian and non-vegetarian elderly (> 65yrs). Nutr Metab (Lond) (2011) 0.81
Utility of obesity indicators for metabolically healthy obesity: an observational study using the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2009-2010). BMC Public Health (2014) 0.80
Larger body mass index and waist circumference are associated with lower mortality in Chinese long-term care facility residents. J Am Geriatr Soc (2010) 0.80
Prevalence and determinants of overweight and obesity in old age in Germany. BMC Geriatr (2015) 0.79
Assessing Body Fat Changes during Moderate Weight Loss with Anthropometry and Bioelectrical Impedance. Obes Res Clin Pract (2009) 0.79
Differences in adiposity trajectories by birth cohort and childhood social class: evidence from cohorts born in the 1930s, 1950s and 1970s in the west of Scotland. J Epidemiol Community Health (2014) 0.79
Telecoaching plus a portion control plate for weight care management: a randomized trial. Trials (2015) 0.79
A Comparison of Anthropometric Measures for Assessing the Association between Body Size and Risk of Chronic Low Back Pain: The HUNT Study. PLoS One (2015) 0.79
Anthropometric reference data for elderly Swedes and its disease-related pattern. Eur J Clin Nutr (2015) 0.79
Obesity and associated lifestyle in a large sample of multi-morbid German primary care attendees. PLoS One (2014) 0.79
Widowhood, Socio-Economic Status, Health and Wellbeing in Low and Middle-Income Countries. J Dev Stud (2015) 0.79
Effects of recreational soccer in men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy: study protocol for the 'FC Prostate' randomized controlled trial. BMC Cancer (2013) 0.78
The relation between body mass index and waist-hip ratio in knee osteoarthritis. Can J Surg (2010) 0.78
Waist-to-hip ratio, dyslipidemia, glycemic levels, blood pressure and depressive symptoms among diabetic and non-diabetic Chinese women: a cross-sectional study. PLoS One (2014) 0.77
Differences in geriatric anthropometric data between DXA-based subject-specific estimates and non-age-specific traditional regression models. J Appl Biomech (2011) 0.77
Novel Anthropometry Based on 3D-Bodyscans Applied to a Large Population Based Cohort. PLoS One (2016) 0.76
Considering the inclusion of metabolic and cardiovascular markers in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Biodemography Soc Biol (2009) 0.76
Measurement of body composition as a surrogate evaluation of energy balance in obese patients. World J Methodol (2015) 0.76
Abdominal Obesity and Mortality in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. Electrolyte Blood Press (2015) 0.75
Sex-Specific Sociodemographic Correlates of Dietary Patterns in a Large Sample of French Elderly Individuals. Nutrients (2016) 0.75
Association between body mass index and mortality in a prospective cohort of Chinese adults. Medicine (Baltimore) (2016) 0.75
Modeling the shape and composition of the human body using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry images. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Obesity indices as predictors of pattern of self-reported arthritis among elderly women in Southwestern Nigeria. SAGE Open Med (2015) 0.75
Association between Adiposity and disability in the Lc65+ Cohort. J Nutr Health Aging (2017) 0.75
Reexamining the Association of Body Mass Index With Overall Survival Outcomes After Liver Transplantation. Transplant Direct (2017) 0.75
The role of gender in the association between self-rated health and mortality among older adults in Santiago, Chile: A cohort study. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Treatment of hypertension in patients 80 years of age or older. N Engl J Med (2008) 21.04
Maternal and child undernutrition and overweight in low-income and middle-income countries. Lancet (2013) 18.02
Use of probiotic Lactobacillus preparation to prevent diarrhoea associated with antibiotics: randomised double blind placebo controlled trial. BMJ (2007) 5.99
Probiotics in prevention of antibiotic associated diarrhoea: meta-analysis. BMJ (2002) 5.36
Food, livestock production, energy, climate change, and health. Lancet (2007) 3.95
Cohort profile: the English longitudinal study of ageing. Int J Epidemiol (2012) 3.45
Effective international action against undernutrition: why has it proven so difficult and what can be done to accelerate progress? Lancet (2008) 3.19
Nutritional quality of organic foods: a systematic review. Am J Clin Nutr (2009) 2.97
Population-based multidimensional assessment of older people in UK general practice: a cluster-randomised factorial trial. Lancet (2004) 2.96
Socioeconomic status and health: the role of subjective social status. Soc Sci Med (2008) 2.82
Prevalence of age-related maculopathy in older Europeans: the European Eye Study (EUREYE). Arch Ophthalmol (2006) 2.82
Self reported receipt of care consistent with 32 quality indicators: national population survey of adults aged 50 or more in England. BMJ (2008) 2.80
The roles of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnancy, lactation and infancy: review of current knowledge and consensus recommendations. J Perinat Med (2008) 2.70
Is augmentation index a good measure of vascular stiffness in the elderly? Age Ageing (2006) 2.44
Towards a new developmental synthesis: adaptive developmental plasticity and human disease. Lancet (2009) 2.35
The joint WHO/FAO expert consultation on diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases: process, product and policy implications. Public Health Nutr (2004) 2.34
Effect of 2-y n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on cognitive function in older people: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr (2010) 2.20
Testosterone suppression in men with prostate cancer leads to an increase in arterial stiffness and hyperinsulinaemia. Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 2.07
The end of age: but not for the worse off. Age Ageing (2002) 2.04
The estimated prevalence and incidence of late stage age related macular degeneration in the UK. Br J Ophthalmol (2012) 2.02
Cause-specific mortality in old age in relation to body mass index in middle age and in old age: follow-up of the Whitehall cohort of male civil servants. Int J Epidemiol (2005) 1.98
[Folate and breast cancer risk: a systematic review]. Rev Med Chil (2012) 1.98
Interventions to improve water quality and supply, sanitation and hygiene practices, and their effects on the nutritional status of children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 1.98
Depression and anxiety in visually impaired older people. Ophthalmology (2007) 1.94
Effects of immediate versus delayed antihypertensive therapy on outcome in the Systolic Hypertension in Europe Trial. J Hypertens (2004) 1.87
Life expectancy in relation to cardiovascular risk factors: 38 year follow-up of 19,000 men in the Whitehall study. BMJ (2009) 1.77
Effects of antihypertensive treatment after acute stroke in the Continue or Stop Post-Stroke Antihypertensives Collaborative Study (COSSACS): a prospective, randomised, open, blinded-endpoint trial. Lancet Neurol (2010) 1.76
On-treatment diastolic blood pressure and prognosis in systolic hypertension. Arch Intern Med (2007) 1.75
Systolic blood pressure variability as a risk factor for stroke and cardiovascular mortality in the elderly hypertensive population. J Hypertens (2003) 1.74
CKD and mortality risk in older people: a community-based population study in the United Kingdom. Am J Kidney Dis (2009) 1.74
The mechanism of excessive intestinal inflammation in necrotizing enterocolitis: an immature innate immune response. PLoS One (2011) 1.66
Nutrition transition in Chile: determinants and consequences. Public Health Nutr (2002) 1.58
Estimation of central aortic pressure by SphygmoCor requires intra-arterial peripheral pressures. Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 1.55
Need to address all forms of childhood malnutrition with a common agenda. Arch Dis Child (2008) 1.54
[Obesity and cancer in Chile: estimation of population attributable fractions]. Rev Med Chil (2013) 1.49
Living wills and the Mental Capacity Act: a postal questionnaire survey of UK geriatricians. Age Ageing (2006) 1.44
Predictive value of clinic and ambulatory heart rate for mortality in elderly subjects with systolic hypertension. Arch Intern Med (2002) 1.42
Omega 3 fatty acids on child growth, visual acuity and neurodevelopment. Br J Nutr (2012) 1.35
Inequalities in health at older ages: a longitudinal investigation of the onset of illness and survival effects in England. Age Ageing (2008) 1.34
Local area deprivation and urban-rural differences in anxiety and depression among people older than 75 years in Britain. Am J Public Health (2004) 1.31
Detecting chronic kidney disease in older people; what are the implications? Age Ageing (2007) 1.30
Validity of the Clock-Drawing Test as a screening tool for cognitive impairment in the elderly. Am J Epidemiol (2004) 1.30
Oily fish consumption, dietary docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid intakes, and associations with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Am J Clin Nutr (2008) 1.29
Improving the response rates to questionnaires. BMJ (2002) 1.28
Factors associated with depression in a representative sample of 14 217 people aged 75 and over in the United Kingdom: results from the MRC trial of assessment and management of older people in the community. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry (2003) 1.28
Prognostic significance of electrocardiographic voltages and their serial changes in elderly with systolic hypertension. Hypertension (2004) 1.27
The aging of elastic and muscular arteries: a comparison of diabetic and nondiabetic subjects. Diabetes Care (2003) 1.26
Cardiovascular disease and hypertension are strong risk factors for choroidal neovascularization. Ophthalmology (2007) 1.26
The case for strategic international alliances to harness nutritional genomics for public and personal health. Br J Nutr (2005) 1.24
Prevalence of cognitive impairment: results from the MRC trial of assessment and management of older people in the community. Age Ageing (2005) 1.24
Social gradients in oral health in older adults: findings from the English longitudinal survey of aging. Am J Public Health (2011) 1.23
Biomarkers of inflammation predict both vascular and non-vascular mortality in older men. Eur Heart J (2008) 1.22
Prevalence of cataract in an older population in India: the India study of age-related eye disease. Ophthalmology (2011) 1.19
Variations in apolipoprotein E frequency with age in a pooled analysis of a large group of older people. Am J Epidemiol (2011) 1.19
Ethnic differences in vascular stiffness and relations to hypertensive target organ damage. J Hypertens (2004) 1.18
Evidence of association of APOE with age-related macular degeneration: a pooled analysis of 15 studies. Hum Mutat (2011) 1.17
Age-related macular degeneration causing visual impairment in people 75 years or older in Britain: an add-on study to the Medical Research Council Trial of Assessment and Management of Older People in the Community. Ophthalmology (2004) 1.17
Visual impairment and quality of life in the older European population, the EUREYE study. Acta Ophthalmol (2009) 1.14
Feeding the world healthily: the challenge of measuring the effects of agriculture on health. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2010) 1.14
Inequalities in influenza vaccine uptake among people aged over 74 years in Britain. Prev Med (2005) 1.14
Visual acuity and cognitive outcomes at 4 years of age in a double-blind, randomized trial of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid-supplemented infant formula. Early Hum Dev (2007) 1.12
Incidence of pregnancy among women accessing antiretroviral therapy in urban Malawi: a retrospective cohort study. AIDS Behav (2013) 1.10
Two-year controlled effectiveness trial of a school-based intervention to prevent obesity in Chilean children. Public Health Nutr (2008) 1.10
Sleep-wake states and their regulatory mechanisms throughout early human development. J Pediatr (2003) 1.08
EPHA2 polymorphisms and age-related cataract in India. PLoS One (2012) 1.06
Prevalence of early and late age-related macular degeneration in India: the INDEYE study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2009) 1.05
Prevalence of early and late age-related macular degeneration in a rural population in northern India: the INDEYE feasibility study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2007) 1.03
Obesity and overweight trends in Catalonia, Spain (1992-2003): gender and socio-economic determinants. Public Health Nutr (2007) 1.03
Blood levels of vitamin C, carotenoids and retinol are inversely associated with cataract in a North Indian population. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2008) 1.03
Impact of folic acid fortification of flour on neural tube defects: a systematic review. Public Health Nutr (2012) 1.02
Are older people dying of depression? Findings from the Medical Research Council trial of the assessment and management of older people in the community. J Am Geriatr Soc (2005) 1.01
Improving complementary feeding in Ghana: reaching the vulnerable through innovative business--the case of KOKO Plus. Ann N Y Acad Sci (2014) 1.01
Dietary fish and meat intake and dementia in Latin America, China, and India: a 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based study. Am J Clin Nutr (2009) 1.00
Accelerated growth in early life and obesity in preschool Chilean children. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2009) 0.99
Chile's national nutritional supplementation program for older people: lessons learned. Food Nutr Bull (2005) 0.99
Ambulatory pulse pressure as predictor of outcome in older patients with systolic hypertension. Am J Hypertens (2002) 0.99
Assessment of protein adequacy in developing countries: quality matters. Br J Nutr (2012) 0.98
Trends in height and BMI of 6-year-old children during the nutrition transition in Chile. Obes Res (2005) 0.97
Ethnic differences in skin microvascular function and their relation to cardiac target-organ damage. J Hypertens (2005) 0.97
Impact of growth patterns and early diet on obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in young children from developing countries. Proc Nutr Soc (2009) 0.96
Is the NEI-VFQ-25 a useful tool in identifying visual impairment in an elderly population? BMC Ophthalmol (2006) 0.95
Cost-effectiveness of a folic acid fortification program in Chile. Health Policy (2007) 0.95
Cause-specific visual impairment and mortality: results from a population-based study of older people in the United Kingdom. Arch Ophthalmol (2005) 0.94