| Title: | Body mass index and mortality in people with and without diabetes: A UK Biobank study |
| Journal: | Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases |
| Published: | 29 Jul 2018 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30309720/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2018.07.007 |
Publication 4383
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To investigate the association of body mass index with all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality in individuals with and without diabetes.</p>
METHODS AND RESULTS: We used data on 490,852 participants from the UK Biobank, with linkage to national mortality data between 2006 and 2016. Using Cox regression, we calculated hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) for all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality within body mass index categories in people with and without diabetes adjusting for potential confounders. 24,789 (5.0%) participants reported having diabetes at baseline. Over a median follow-up of 6.9 years, 13,896 participants died, of which 1800 had diabetes. Compared with normal body mass index (18.5-24.9 kg/m2), mortality risk in the overweight group (25.0-29.9 kg/m2) was 33% lower in people with diabetes (HR 0.67, 95%CI 0.62-0.73) and 12% lower in participants without (HR 0.88, 95%CI 0.85-0.90). For class I obesity (30.0-34.9 kg/m2), mortality risk was 35% lower in participants with diabetes (HR 0.65, 95%CI 0.59-0.71) and 5% lower in participants without (HR 0.95, 95%CI 0.91-0.99). For class III obesity (≥40 kg/m2), there was a 10% non-significant lower mortality risk compared to normal body mass index in people with diabetes (HR 0.90, 95%CI 0.77-1.05); in contrast, the risk was 29% higher in people without diabetes (HR 1.29, 95%CI 1.13-1.45). Similar patterns were observed for cardiovascular mortality but not for cancer mortality.</p>
CONCLUSION: The impact of obesity on the risk of mortality was dependent on the presence of diabetes: for the same level of obesity, mortality risk was higher in people without diabetes compared to those with diabetes.</p>
16 Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Body Mass Index
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cause of Death
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasms
- Obesity
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Factors
- Time Factors
- United Kingdom
4 Authors
- N.N. Dhalwani
- F. Zaccardi
- M.J. Davies
- K. Khunti
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