Journal article
Obesity and weight loss are inversely related to mortality and cardiovascular outcome in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes: data from the ORIGIN trial
Abstract
AIMS: The association of body weight and weight change with mortality and cardiovascular (CV) outcome in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) is not clearly established. We assessed the relationship between weight, weight change, and outcomes in patients with established CV risk factors and type 2 DM or pre-diabetes.
METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 12 521 participants from the ORIGIN trial were grouped in BMI categories of low body weight [body …
Authors
Doehner W; Gerstein HC; Ried J; Jung H; Asbrand C; Hess S; Anker SD
Journal
European Heart Journal, Vol. 41, No. 28, pp. 2668–2677
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
July 21, 2020
DOI
10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa293
ISSN
0195-668X