Associations between obesity and overweight and fall risk, health status and quality of life in older people

Associations between obesity and overweight and fall risk, health status and quality of life in older people

Abstract Objectives: To determine whether overweight and obese individuals have higher reported fall and fall injury risk than individuals of healthy weight, and to examine the influence of BMI on health, quality of life and lifestyle characteristics of fallers. Methods: A representative sample of c...

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Main Authors:	Rebecca J. Mitchell, Stephen R. Lord, Lara A. Harvey, Jacqueline C.T. Close
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2014-02-01
Series:	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Subjects:	accidental falls aged lifestyle obesity
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12152

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