Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Overweight, underweight and mortality among the aged

J K Takala1, K J Mattila, O P Ryynänen

  • 1University of Kuopio, Department of Community Health and General Practice, Finland.

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
|December 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Underweight and overweight significantly impact mortality in older adults. Underweight individuals faced higher risks, particularly from respiratory diseases and tumors, while overweight showed less pronounced effects on overall mortality.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Continuity of care is associated with satisfaction with local health care services.

BMC family practice·2020
Same author

Systematic review: Factors associated with return to work in burnout.

Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)·2017
Same author

Episodes of Care and their Costs Based on ICPC-2 Classification: Three Month Follow-Up Study in Finland.

Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research·2016
Same author

Primary-care-based episodes of care and their costs in a three-month follow-up in Finland.

Scandinavian journal of primary health care·2015
Same author

Oral health status, C-reactive protein and mortality--a 10 year follow-up study.

Gerodontology·2003
Same author

[Treatment and follow-up of a hypertensive patient].

Duodecim; laaketieteellinen aikakauskirja·2002

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Understanding the relationship between body weight and mortality in elderly populations is crucial for public health.
  • Previous studies have yielded mixed results regarding the impact of underweight and overweight on mortality in older adults.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of underweight and overweight on total mortality and cause-specific mortality in an unselected elderly population.
  • To analyze the association between body mass index (BMI) quartiles and survival rates over a ten-year period.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 721 elderly individuals (aged 65+) from a rural Finnish community was studied.
  • Ten-year survival rates and causes of death were analyzed based on body mass index (BMI) quartiles and sex.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Women in the lowest BMI quartile exhibited the highest mortality, with a 26% decrease in survival time.
  • The lowest BMI quartile showed increased mortality from respiratory diseases and tumors, but decreased mortality from cardiovascular diseases.
  • Mortality patterns in the highest BMI quartile did not significantly differ from the overall cohort.

Conclusions:

  • Underweight emerged as a significant predictor of mortality in the elderly, comparable to or even stronger than overweight.
  • The findings highlight the critical health risks associated with underweight in older populations.