A well-known challenge in estimating the mortality risks of obesity is reverse causality attributable to illness-associated and smoking-associated weight loss. Given that the likelihood of chronic and acute illnesses rises with age, reverse causality is most threatening to estimates derived from elderly populations. Copyright:
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Cao, B. (2015). Estimating the effects of obesity and weight change on mortality using a dynamic causal model. PLoS ONE, 10(6). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129946
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