Obesity and Mortality
- Conditions
- Obesity and Overweight
- Registration Number
- NCT01889225
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Brief Summary
Previous analyses of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey have suggested that the mortality rate associated with obesity has decreased over calendar time in the U.S. population, potentially due to improvements in the medical care of obesity and its associated diseases. The primary aim of this project is to evaluate whether this reduction in the detrimental association of obesity with mortality rate over calendar time is supported by other data from U.S. prospective studies.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 311982
- U.S. based studies with at least 1500 subjects
- At least 5 years of mortality follow-up
- BMI measured or self-reported available at 2 or more separate calendar time
- Subjects varied in age at baseline
- Any study that does not meet the inclusion criteria was excluded
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Years of Life Lost Associated with Standard BMI categories Over Calendar Time Between 1960 and 2000 (up to 40 years)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Adjusted Hazard Ratio Over Calendar Time for Standard BMI Categories Between 1960 and 2000 (up to 40 years)
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