title: Systematic review and meta-analysis on obesity-Mortality association and age.
abstract: This letter presents the findings of a critical appraisal of a recent systematic review and meta-analysis article published in Obesity Research and Clinical Practice and brings the author's and readers' attention to certain methodological issues in the review that affect the validity of the findings from the review.
authors.affiliation: Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States. Electronic address: vnwud001@fiu.edu.
authors.forename: Vivian C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Nwudu
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000401:mortality*; D011634:Public Health; D012907:Smoking / Q000401:mortality*
keywords: Age; Age dependent; Mortality; Obesity