Economics and Human Biology
Higher body weight linked to greater frailty in US adults
Each additional unit of body mass index was associated with a 4 to 5 percent higher frailty index, on average, in genetic analyses.Each additional unit of body mass index was associated with a 4 to 5 percent higher frailty index, on average, in genetic analyses.
Mendelian randomizationPopulations
Who was studiedUS adults in the Health and Retirement Study
What changedFrailty index was 4 to 5 percent higher per additional unit of body mass index
The catchThe analysis examined excess weight, not changes in frailty after weight loss