General or Central Obesity and Mortality Among US Hispanic and Latino Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The Hispanic and Latino population is the second largest ethnic group in the US, but associations of obesity parameters with mortality in this population remain unclear.

Objective

To investigate the associations of general and central obesity with mortality among US Hispanic and Latino adults.

Design, setting, and participants

The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos is an ongoing, multicenter, population-based cohort study with a multistage probability sampling method performed in Hispanic and Latino adults aged 18 to 74 years with a baseline between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2011. Active follow-up for this analyses extended from baseline through February 17, 2022. All analyses accounted for complex survey design (ie, stratification and

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10792478 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature