Assessment of excess mortality in obesity

American Journal of Epidemiology
Ralf BenderM Berger

Abstract

Quantification of the excess mortality from all causes associated with obesity remains controversial. In this paper, 6,193 obese patients, those with a body mass index (weight (kg)/height (m)2 (BMI)) range of 25-74 kg/m2, recruited from 1961 to 1994 in Düsseldorf, Germany, were followed for a mean time of 14 (standard deviation, 8.2) years, yielding 87,179 observed patient-years. During the study period, 1,028 patients (16.6%) died. The entire cohort was grouped into approximate quartiles according to BMI: group 1, BMI from 25 to < 32; group 2, BMI from 32 to < 36; group 3, BMI from 36 to < 40; group 4, BMI > or = 40 kg/m2. The following risk ratios were estimated by means of Cox proportional hazards models using the lowest BMI group as reference category: group 2 for men, 1.02 (95% confidence interval 0.76-1.37); for women, 1.23 (95% confidence interval 0.96-1.58); group 3 for men, 1.50 (95% confidence interval 1.09-2.06); for women, 1.33 (95% confidence interval 1.03-1.73); and group 4 for men, 2.10 (95% confidence interval 1.53-2.88); for women, 2.25 (95% confidence interval 1.78-2.84). The following standardized mortality ratios were calculated by using the respective geographic area (the Federal State of North Rhine Westph...Continue Reading

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