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Obesity and Mortality

Completed
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
Inclusion Criteria
  • 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
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Any study that does not meet the inclusion criteria was excluded
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Years of Life Lost Associated with Standard BMI categories Over Calendar TimeBetween 1960 and 2000 (up to 40 years)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Adjusted Hazard Ratio Over Calendar Time for Standard BMI CategoriesBetween 1960 and 2000 (up to 40 years)
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