Browsing by Subject "BMI"
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Obesity and Employment in Ireland: Moving Beyond BMI
(ESRI, 2012)I use data from the first wave of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) to investigate the impact of obesity on the labour market status of older Irish individuals. I employ an anthropometric indicator of body ... -
The relationship between increased body mass index and frailty on falls in community dwelling older adults
(2013)Background The global population is becoming older and more overweight. The inter-relationship between frailty and falls is often seen in the older adult and is associated with poor health outcomes. Little is known about ...