Body Mass Index and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events: A Secondary Analysis Based on a Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND The association between body mass index (BMI) and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) has not been clarified and is controversial. Therefore, the purpose of present study is to explore the association between BMI and MACE. MATERIAL AND METHODS This was a secondary analysis of a retrospective cohort study in which 204 participants who were diagnosed with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and received elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were recruited. According to the BMI, patients were divided into 3 categories - underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m²), normal BMI (18.5 ≤BMI <25 kg/m²), and overweight (BMI ≥25 kg/m²)], and the patients were followed up. The primary endpoint was MACE. RESULTS After a median follow-up of 783 days, MACE events had occurred in 18 parti

SUBMITTER: Liu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6977604 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature