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Magnitude of residual variation in weight was associated with all-cause mortality (relative risk, 1.25 for 1 U of additional variation; 95% CI, 1.06-1.47).
Practitioners should consider the impact of weight fluctuations on overall mortality risk.
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Magnitude of residual variation in weight was associated with all-cause mortality (relative risk, 1.25 for 1 U of additional variation; 95% CI, 1.06-1.47).
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Association of Weight Fluctuation With Mortality in Japanese Adults
John Cologne et al. · JAMA Network Open · 2019
DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.0731
cohort · n=4796Cited 30×
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