The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and outcomes in the acute care setting is controversial, with evidence suggesting that obesity is either protective - which is also called obesity paradox - or associated with worse outcomes. The purpose of this study was to assess whether BMI was related to frailty and biological age, and whether BMI remained predictive of mortality after adjusting for frailty and biological age.
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Kwok M. Ho (2024) studied this question.
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