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Thomas Yates, Annabel Summerfield, Cameron Razieh, Amitava Banerjee, Yogini Chudasama, Melanie J. Davies, Clare Gillies, Nazrul Islam, Claire Lawson, Evgeny Mirkes, Francesco Zaccardi, Kamlesh Khunti, Vahe Nafilyan
Summary: Obesity and ethnicity have been found to be risk factors for COVID-19 outcomes. This study reveals that the association between body mass index (BMI) and COVID-19 mortality is stronger in ethnic minority groups, suggesting that the ethnic risk of COVID-19 mortality depends on BMI.
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Anne-Laure Feral-Pierssens, Joane Matta, Claire Rives-Lange, Marcel Goldberg, Marie Zins, Claire Carette, Sebastien Czernichow
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Oliver I. Brown, Michael Drozd, Hugo McGowan, Marilena Giannoudi, Marcella Conning-Rowland, John Gierula, Sam Straw, Stephen B. Wheatcroft, Katherine Bridge, Lee D. Roberts, Eylem Levelt, Ramzi Ajjan, Kathryn J. Griffin, Marc A. Bailey, Mark T. Kearney, Richard M. Cubbon
Summary: This study explored the impact of obesity and diabetes on cardiovascular risk and found that they are additively associated with adverse cardiovascular biomarkers and mortality risk. While adiposity metrics are more strongly correlated with cardiovascular biomarkers, diabetes is associated with high cardiovascular mortality risk in normal-weight individuals. Therefore, other factors may contribute to the increased cardiovascular risk in normal-weight diabetes.
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Tsung Yu, Yacong Bo, Ly-Yun Chang, Xudong Liu, Tony Tam, Xiang Qian Lao
Summary: This study found that BMI remains the primary marker for screening excessive adiposity in assessing the risk of mortality. However, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, and body fat percentage can also be valuable additional indicators in the evaluation of mortality risk.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
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Matan Elkan, Natalia Kofman, Sa'ar Minha, Nadav Rappoport, Ronit Zaidenstein, Ronit Koren
Summary: Obesity is independently associated with decreased short- and long-term mortality, leading to the obesity paradox where higher body mass index (BMI) has a protective effect on mortality in acute infectious disease patients. Further exploration of this counterintuitive phenomenon is warranted.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Xinxing Feng, Ce Zhang, Lin Jiang, Lianjun Xu, Jian Tian, Xueyan Zhao, Dong Wang, Yin Zhang, Kai Sun, Bo Xu, Rutai Hui, Runlin Gao, Huiling Lou, Jinqing Yuan, Lei Song
Summary: The study investigated the relationship between BMI and mortality in patients with triple-vessel disease. Results showed a U-shape association between BMI and mortality risk, with increased risks among underweight and severely obese patients. The relationship may be influenced by treatment strategies.
NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Claudia Martinez-Tapia, Thomas Diot, Nadia Oubaya, Elena Paillaud, Johanne Poisson, Mathilde Gisselbrecht, Laure Morisset, Philippe Caillet, Aurelie Baudin, Frederic Pamoukdjian, Amaury Broussier, Sylvie Bastuji-Garin, Marie Laurent, Florence Canoui-Poitrine
Summary: The study found that only older obese women with cancer who had minimal weight loss before diagnosis had a lower risk of mortality compared to normal-weight counterparts. However, overweight and obese men did not have a lower mortality risk regardless of weight loss.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
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Oncology
Hye Soo Chung, Ji Sung Lee, Eyun Song, Jung A. Kim, Eun Roh, Ji Hee Yu, Nam Hoon Kim, Hye Jin Yoo, Ji A. Seo, Sin Gon Kim, Nan Hee Kim, Sei Hyun Baik, Kyung Mook Choi
Summary: Based on a nationwide population-based cohort database, the research found that metabolically unhealthy phenotype is a significant risk factor for pancreatic cancer occurrence, independent of obesity. Conversely, obese individuals with metabolically healthy phenotype did not show an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer.
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION
(2021)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Kaizhi Bai, Xuejiao Chen, Zhan Shi, Kun He, Xueqi Hu, Rui Song, Wenlong Shi, Qingfeng Tian, Songhe Shi
Summary: This study found that low BMI and WC were associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality in older Chinese individuals, regardless of hypertension status. The lowest risk of death associated with BMI was observed in the overweight group among normotensive participants, and in the obesity group among hypertensive participants.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Junlue Yan, Xinyuan Li, Wenjie Long, Tianhui Yuan, Shaoxiang Xian
Summary: The obesity paradox exists in coronary care unit patients, as obese patients had lower mortality risk at both 30-day and 1-year after admission. Underweight patients had higher mortality risk, while overweight patients had lower mortality risk at 1-year.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yu-Kai Lin, Chun-Chieh Wang, Yung-Feng Yen, Li-Jung Chen, Po-Wen Ku, Chu-Chieh Chen, Yun-Ju Lai
Summary: This study investigated the association between BMI and cause-specific mortality in the elderly population of Taiwan, revealing a J-shaped relationship between BMI and cause-specific mortality. The study found that individuals with a BMI between 27 and 28 kg/m(2) had the lowest all-cause mortality risk.
NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
(2021)
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Surgery
Yeongkeun Kwon, Jin-Won Kwon, Dohyang Kim, Jane Ha, Shin-Hoo Park, Jinseub Hwang, Yoonseok Heo, Sungsoo Park
Summary: Preoperative clinical parameters predict diabetes remission and relapse, while greater postoperative weight decrease may increase the likelihood of diabetes remission.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mi Kyoung Son, Dae Sub Song, Kyoungho Lee, Hyun-Young Park
Summary: This study aimed to identify modifiable risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF) in the midlife general population and estimate their impact. The results showed that high systolic blood pressure, obesity with central obesity, and an inactive lifestyle were significantly associated with incident AF. Maintaining or achieving a lower burden of modifiable risk factors was associated with decreased AF risk.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Nana Wang, Yuying Li, Chuanji Guo
Summary: This study demonstrates that waist-corrected body mass index (wBMI), combining BMI and waist circumference measurements, is superior in predicting obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM). The study found a significant association between wBMI and the incidence of DM, with wBMI being a more reliable predictor compared to waist circumference, BMI, and waist-to-height ratio.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2023)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Jirapitcha Boonpor, Solange Parra-Soto, Atefeh Talebi, Ziyi Zhou, Fernanda Carrasco-Marin, Fanny Petermann-Rocha, Paul Welsh, Jill P. Pell, Naveed Sattar, Jason M. R. Gill, Stuart R. Gray, Carlos Celis-Morales, Frederick K. Ho
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the associations between different anthropometric measures and incident type 2 diabetes, and compare their predictive performance. The results showed that all markers except height and hip index were positively associated with type 2 diabetes. Waist to height ratio (WHtR) had the strongest associations and predictive ability for type 2 diabetes. Compared to BMI, WHtR and anthropometric risk index had better discrimination for type 2 diabetes risk.
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Immunology
Camille Lassale, Bamba Gaye, Mark Hamer, Catharine R. Gale, G. David Batty
BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY
(2020)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Katherine J. Ford, G. David Batty, Anja K. Leist
Summary: The study found that high workplace control was associated with improved verbal fluency performance, but its effects on memory test results were inconsistent. There were no clear gender differences in the relationship between control and cognitive function.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tiffany Xie, Carlos de Mestral, G. David Batty
Summary: The study suggests that children who have experienced public care are more likely to face negative outcomes in middle-age, with the most prominent effects observed in psychosocial characteristics. This indicates a potential long-term association between childhood care and adverse life outcomes in later stages of life.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2021)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
G. D. Batty, Mark Hamer, Catharine R. Gale
CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH
(2021)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
G. David Batty, Mika Kivimaki
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Elisabeth Kvaavik, Aage Tverdal, G. David Batty
Summary: This study examined the relationship between salivary cotinine, a biochemical marker of passive smoking, and mortality from various causes. The findings suggest that passive smoking is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and smoking-related cancer mortality.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
George David Batty, Ian J. Deary, Catharine R. Gale
Summary: This study found that individuals with poorer pre-morbid cognitive function are more likely to die from COVID-19, even after adjusting for other covariates.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Camille Lassale, Mark Hamer, Alvaro Hernaez, Catharine R. Gale, G. David Batty
Summary: The study found that higher levels of HDL-C are associated with a lower risk of hospitalization for COVID-19, but the relationship with mortality risk is weaker. This suggests that modifying HDL-C through lifestyle changes or drug intervention may impact the risk of the disease, but further studies are needed to confirm the findings.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE REPORTS
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
G. David Batty, Ian J. Deary, Drew Altschul
Summary: This study aims to explore the predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and found that individuals with poor physical health are more likely to accept vaccination, while mental health is unrelated.
ANNALS OF MEDICINE
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
James W. White, Mark Hamer, G. David Batty
Summary: The study found that exposure to homelessness in early adulthood was essentially unrelated to biomarkers in middle age, with inconsistent links found for specific types of experience.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2022)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
G. David Batty, Jaakko Kaprio
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Pyry N. Sipila, Joni V. Lindbohm, G. David Batty, Nelli Heikkila, Jussi Vahtera, Sakari Suominen, Ari Vaananen, Aki Koskinen, Solja T. Nyberg, Seppo Meri, Jaana Pentti, Charlotte Warren-Gash, Andrew C. Hayward, Mika Kivimaki
Summary: This study found that severe infections are associated with an increased risk of major cardiovascular events, with the highest risk occurring in the first month after infection. The association remained elevated throughout the follow-up period. There is a small excess risk of long-term cardiovascular disease associated with severe infections.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
G. David Batty, Philipp Frank, Urho M. Kujala, Seppo J. Sarna, Jaakko Kaprio
Summary: This study quantified the occurrence of depression and suicide in retired athletes compared to the general population. The results showed that former boxers, Olympic-style wrestlers, and soccer players did not have statistically higher rates of major depressive disorder or suicide. Retired soccer players had a lower rate of depression and former American football players had a lower risk of suicide compared to the control groups.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
G. David Batty, Philipp Frank, Urho M. Kujala, Seppo J. Sarna, Carlos A. Valencia-Hernandez, Jaakko Kaprio
Summary: This study found that retired amateur athletes have a higher risk of dementia compared to the general population, with professional boxers having the highest risk. Retired wrestlers and soccer players also have an increased risk, although lower in magnitude. Furthermore, professional American football players may have a higher risk compared to amateurs.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
G. David Batty, Catharine R. Gale
Summary: A large-scale study of over 500,000 participants found that older age, male gender, and taller height were potentially associated with higher hospitalization and mortality rates for ALS, while no convincing evidence was found for other social, biological, and behavioral risk indices.
CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
