Association of anthropometric measures with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in US adults: revisiting the obesity paradox.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Previous studies have shown that the obesity paradox exists in a variety of clinical settings, whereby obese individuals have lower mortality than their normal-weight counterparts. It remains unclear whether the association between obesity and mortality risk varies by anthropometric measures. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between various anthropometric measures and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in US adults.

Methods

This cohort study included data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2009 and 2018, with a sample size of 28,353 individuals weighted to represent 231 million US adults. Anthropometric measurements were obtained by trained technicians using standardized methods. Mortality data were collecte

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10983763 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature