Thursday, December 11, 2014

CIRC - BMI & Mortality in DM-2

"Body Mass Index and the Risk of All-Cause Mortality Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus"

"Conclusions—The present study indicated a U-shaped association of BMI with all-cause mortality risk among black and white patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. A significantly increased risk of all-cause mortality was observed among blacks with BMI <30 kg/m2 and ≥35 kg/m2 and among whites with BMI <25 kg/m2 and ≥40 kg/m2 compared with patients with BMI of 30 to 34.9 kg/m2."

http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/130/24/2143.full

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