Long-Term BMI Variability Tied to Negative Heart Outcomes

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About The Study: This analysis including 157,000 individuals from two large study cohorts found that among U.S. veterans, higher body mass index (BMI) variability was a significant risk marker associated with adverse cardiovascular events independent of mean BMI across major racial and ethnic groups. Results were consistent in the UK Biobank for the cardiovascular death end point. Further studies should investigate the phenotype of high BMI variability.

Authors: Yan V. Sun, Ph.D., M.S., of Emory University in Atlanta, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.3062)

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