Body mass index, waist circumference and the association with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a 7.2-year follow-up cohort study in Shanghai, China
Maintaining a relatively high BMI of 24.0-27.9 kg/m<sup>2</sup> and a normal WC can reduce the risk of overall and CVD mortality. The U-shaped association between BMI and mortality also suggests that both underweight and extremely high BMI should be avoided.
Authors
- Yiling Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1882-0184)
- Yonggen Jiang
- Minhua Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4626-0230)
- Liping Yi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4017-3128)
- Xing Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1385-9749)
- Yongmei Li
- Huiping Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5987-7577)
- Genming Zhao
Institutions
- Fudan University (CN)
- Ministry of Education (KR)
- Songjiang District Central Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai Municipal Center For Disease Control Prevention (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25147-0
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Key Research and Development Program of China