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Activity Number:
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406
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Type:
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Roundtables
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Health Policy Statistics
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| Abstract - #302442 |
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Title:
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Weight and Mortality: Estimates for the U.S. Population
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Author(s):
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Katherine M. Flegal*+
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Companies:
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Address:
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3311 Toledo Rd, , Hyattsville, MD, 20782,
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Keywords:
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obesity ; mortality ; attributable fraction ; sample surveys ; NHANES
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Abstract:
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Estimates of the population burden of all-cause and cause-specific mortality associated with different levels of body weight have been derived by combining data from three sources: the relative risks of mortality associated with different weight levels based on follow-up of three waves of nationally representative survey data collected from 1976--1980; the more current distribution of body weight and other covariates derived from more recent national survey data; and national vital statistics data on numbers and causes of death in the U.S. population. The methodology and results from these investigations will be described, as well as some of the issues that have arisen in attempting to communicate the findings to technical and nontechnical audiences.
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