OBJECTIVES: To determine whether the association between various simple measures of @entity28 and risk for all-cause mortality differs between younger and older @entity1 and @entity1 . DESIGN: Prospective cohort study with 8.7 +/- 0.2 years of follow-up for mortality linkage. SETTING: Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988 to 1994. @entity1 : Four thousand, four hundred thirty-seven @entity1 and 5,166 @entity1 . MEASUREMENTS: Measures of @entity28 included body mass, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, hip circumference, sum of skinfolds, and bioelectrical impedance. RESULTS: Overall and @entity1144 are associated with greater mortality risk in younger adults (<65) (P<.05), whereas the associations between @entity28 and mortality are null or inverse in older adults (>65). In general, the association was stronger with measures of @entity1144 than with measures of overall @entity28 or fat-free mass. CONCLUSION: The adverse effects of @entity28 on mortality risk are apparent only in adults younger than 65. Obesity as characterized using several different measures was not generally associated with greater mortality risk in older adults. Although @entity353 is beneficial for reducing morbidity in obese adults of any age, it is unclear whether @entity353 is equally beneficial for reducing mortality risk in older adults.

Influence of age on the association between various measures of XXXX and all-cause mortality.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'PARTICIPANTS', 'men'] @entity1144 :: ('MESH:D056128', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal obesity'] @entity353 :: ('MESH:D015431', 'Disease') :: ['weight loss'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity']
@entity28 :: (MESH:D009765,Disease) :: ['obesity']
