Does obesity associate with mortality among Hispanic persons? Results from the National Health Interview Survey
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Objective: To evaluate the association between BMI: kg/m 2 and mortality among Hispanic adults. Design and Methods: Eight years (1997‐2004) of National Health Interview Survey data linked to public‐use mortality follow‐up data through 2006 were acquired. Using Cox proportional hazards regression, separate models for two attained age strata (18 to <60 years, ≥60 years) adjusting for sex, smoking, and physical activity with over 38,000 analyzable respondents were fit. Results: Among those aged ≥60 years, underweight (BMI ≤ 18.5) associated with elevated mortality (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.19; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.38‐3.46), whereas overweight (BMI of 25 to <30) and obesity grade 1 (BMI of 30 to <35) associated with reduced mortality (HRs = 0.79; 95% CI, 0.65‐0.95 and 0.71; 95% CI, 0.56‐0.91), respectively. There were no significant associations between BMI and mortality among the 18 to <60 years attained age strata or among never smokers for either age strata. Conclusions: Overweight and obesity are not obviously associated with elevated mortality among Hispanic adults.
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- Authors
- Mehta, T., McCubrey, R., Pajewski, N. M., Keith, S. W., Allison, D. B., Crespo, C. J., & Fontaine, K. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin System (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Portland State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Fontaine, Kevin R.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Obesity
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2013-04-17
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1474-1477
- ISSN
- 1930-7381 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-739X
- PMC
- PMC4451932
- OpenAlex
- W1546899109
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 2
- FWCI
- 1.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Obesity (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32HL079888, T32HL072757)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R21DK077959, P30DK056336)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Risks and Factors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Keywords
- mortality, Hispanic adults, body mass index, overweight, underweight, older adults, smoking, physical activity, National Health Interview Survey
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Cause of Death, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Surveys, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, Obesity, Risk Factors, Body Mass Index, Proportional Hazards Models, Overweight, Young Adult
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