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B. Devleesschauwer

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Review Open access Aug 2026

BMI and mortality among older adults in Belgium: the roles of age, sex, and frailty

Ageing populations and increasing prevalence of overweight are two of the main healthcare challenges worldwide. In 2023–2024, 49.7% of the Belgian population had overweight (BMI $$\ge$$ 25) and 3.1% of the population aged 65 years and above had underweight (BMI < 18.5). The health risks associated with hi...

Arne Noppe, J. Van der Heyden, H. Baeyens et al. · Archives of Public Health · 0 citations

Open access Sep 2026

Ill-Defined Deaths in Slovenia: Implications for Mortality Data Quality and Burden of Disease Studies

Abstract Introduction Ill-defined deaths (IDDs) are deaths assigned non-specific or insufficiently informative causes that do not identify a distinct underlying disease or injury. They reduce the accuracy of mortality statistics. In Slovenia, the overall proportion, structure and distribution of IDDs have not yet been...

T. Lesnik, I. Eržen, L. Zaletel-Kragelj et al. · Slovenian Journal of Public... · 0 citations