Journal article
Varying Effects of Body Mass Index and Mortality in Different Risk Groups
Abstract
It is unclear why high body mass index (BMI) is associated with a lower risk of death in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). We hypothesized that the impact of higher BMI varies by the patient's baseline risk of death. We analyzed data from 14 prospective studies conducted by us in 50 countries of 170,470 patients: 22.8% without CVD, 29.4% with stable CVD and 47.8% with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Compared with overweight (BMI 25 to …
Authors
Lamelas P; Schwalm JD; Leong D; Jolly S; Mehta S; Bangdiwala S; Yusuf S
Journal
The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 122, No. 7, pp. 1155–1160
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2018
DOI
10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.06.038
ISSN
0002-9149