Association between body-mass index and risk of death in more than 1 million Asians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most studies that have evaluated the association between the body-mass index (BMI) and the risks of death from any cause and from specific causes have been conducted in populations of European origin.

Methods

We performed pooled analyses to evaluate the association between BMI and the risk of death among more than 1.1 million persons recruited in 19 cohorts in Asia. The analyses included approximately 120,700 deaths that occurred during a mean follow-up period of 9.2 years. Cox regression models were used to adjust for confounding factors.

Results

In the cohorts of East Asians, including Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans, the lowest risk of death was seen among persons with a BMI (the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) in the ra

SUBMITTER: Zheng W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4008249 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature