The associations between relative and absolute body mass index with mortality rate based on predictions from stigma theory

• Main Authors: Gregory Pavela (Author), Nengjun Yi (Author), Luis M. Mestre (Author), Stella Lartey (Author), Pengcheng Xun (Author), David B. Allison (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The social consequences of obesity may influence health and mortality rate (MR), given obesity's status as a highly stigmatized condition. Hence, a high absolute body mass index (BMI) in conjunction with the stigmatization of a high BMI may each independently increase the rate of MR...