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Michael Rowland
National Center for Health Statistics Hyattsville, Md

JAMA. 1988;260(2):183.

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To the Editor.—

The excellent article by Harris et al¹ in the March 11 issue of JAMA effectively reinforces the body mass index (weight [kilograms]/height [meters] squared) as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality among older persons. According to a recent report² from the National Center for Health Statistics, nearly 34 million adult Americans or more than one in four adults 20 to 74 years of age are overweight from estimates based on the body mass index.

A panel of nutrition and epidemiologic experts at the 1985 National Institutes of Health Conference on the Health Implications of Obesity cited evidence that "obesity is clearly associated with hy . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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