The Obesity and Heart Failure Epidemics Among African Americans: Insights From the Jackson Heart Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher rates of obesity and heart failure have been observed in African Americans, but associations with mortality are not well-described. We examined intermediate and long-term clinical implications of obesity in African Americans and associations between obesity and all-cause mortality, heart failure, and heart failure hospitalization.

Methods and results

We conducted a retrospective analysis of a community sample of 5292 African Americans participating in the Jackson Heart Study between September 2000 and January 2013. The main outcomes were associations between body mass index (BMI) and all-cause mortality at 9 years and heart failure hospitalization at 7 years using Cox proportional hazards models and interval development of heart failure (median 8 years' fol

SUBMITTER: Krishnamoorthy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4967003 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature