Association of Body Mass Index With Lifetime Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Compression of Morbidity

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Authors

Sadiya S. Khan · Northwestern University

Hongyan Ning · Northwestern University

John T. Wilkins · Northwestern University

Norrina B. Allen · Northwestern University

Mercedes R. Carnethon · Northwestern University

Jarett D. Berry · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Ranya Sweis

Abstract

In this study, obesity was associated with shorter longevity and significantly increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality compared with normal BMI. Despite similar longevity compared with normal BMI, overweight was associated with significantly increased risk of developing CVD at an earlier age, resulting in a greater proportion of life lived with CVD morbidity.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Birth, Development, and Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Cardiology

Volume 3, Issue 4, pp. 280-280

DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.0022

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