BMI and Mortality: The Diabetes-Obesity Paradox Examined in a Large US Cohort
Among this low socioeconomic status population with diabetes, overweight and obesity tend to be inversely associated with mortality. Risk factors for complications of diabetes other than BMI may be more clinically relevant when treating patients with diabetes.
Authors
- Baqiyyah Conway (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6702-6729)
- William J. Blot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5581-5069)
- Wei Perng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8552-6850)
- M. Kathleen Figaro
- Tessa Lee Crume
- J Y Song
- Jyothi Sri Lokanadham
Institutions
- American Academy of Dermatology (US)
- Songdo Hospital (KR)
- Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/dmso.s491681
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.07
Funders
- American Diabetes Association
- Vanderbilt University
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute