Association of body fat distribution with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in US adults: a secondary analysis using NHANES.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the association of fat and lean mass in specific regions with all-cause and cardiovascular-related mortality.

Design

Population based cohort study.

Setting

US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2003-2006 and 2011-2018).

Participants

22 652 US adults aged 20 years or older.

Exposures

Fat and lean mass in specific regions obtained from the whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.

Main outcome measures

All-cause and cardiovascular-related mortality.

Results

During a median of 83 months of follow-up, 1432 deaths were identified. Associations between body composition metrics and mortality risks were evident above specific thresholds. For all-cause mortality, Android fat mass showed elevated HRs above 2.4

SUBMITTER: Li F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10668279 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature