Background: Obesity is associated with increased mortality in the general population but,
paradoxically, with decreased mortality in persons with diabetes. Methods: Among 88,373 …

Background The relation between body weight and mortality among persons with type 2
diabetes remains unresolved, with some studies suggesting decreased mortality among …

Individuals with diabetes mellitus are advised to achieve a healthy weight to prevent
complications. However, fat mass distribution has hardly been investigated as a risk factor …

Background: Published studies about the association of obesity with mortality have used
body mass index (BMI) data collected more than 10 years ago, potentially limiting their …

This paper explores the relationship between body mass and risk of death among US adults.
The National Health Interview Survey–Multiple Cause of Death linked data set is used for …

Aims/hypothesis This prospective association study aimed to compare the relationship
between each of four obesity indices and mortality risk in people with type 2 diabetes …

Obesity is a chronic relapsing disease that is clearly associated with increased risk of
developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and many cancers leading to reduced …

OBJECTIVE The obesity paradox in which overweight/obesity is associated with mortality
benefits is believed to be explained by confounding and reverse causality rather than by a …

Background. To reconcile “the obesity paradox,” we tested if (1) the contribution of
anthropometric measures to mortality was nonlinear and (2) the confounding of hip …

Background: In the general population, adiposity exhibits a J-or U-shaped relationship with
mortality; however, in catabolic states this relationship is often inversely linear. We have …