Association of Body Mass Index with Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in People with Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationship between cardiovascular and all-cause mortality and obesity in people with diabetes is still controversial. We investigated the association of body mass index (BMI) with the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality in people with diabetes.

Methods

In total, 48,438 people with diabetes were enrolled in the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Health Screening Cohort from 2002 to 2003 and were followed until 2013. Baseline BMI was categorized as underweight (<18.5 kg/m²), normal-weight (18.5-22.9 kg/m²), overweight (23.0-24.9 kg/m²), obese class I (25.0-29.9 kg/m²), and obese class II (≥30.0 kg/m²).

Results

During a median of 10.7 years of fol

SUBMITTER: Lee DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6489483 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature