Body Mass Index

BOSTON — So-called pre-obesity, or a BMI between 25 and 30 kg/m2, is associated with all-cause and cause-specific mortality similar to overt obesity and treatment should begin early to reduce cardiometabolic risk, according to a speaker.

Increasing BMI in young adult men is strongly associated with early atrial fibrillation as well as later worse clinical outcomes, including incident HF, stroke and all-cause mortality, among those diagnosed with AF, researchers reported.

GENEVA — Lower BMI may increase risk for lung cancer, according to results of an ongoing prospective study presented at World Cancer Congress.

CVD risk factors were associated with mortality in patients hospitalized for COVID-19, but preexisting CVD was not, researchers reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — A study found a significant increase in BMI among children seen during well visits at a hospital in Virginia in the initial year of the COVID-19 pandemic, most notably among Black females.

Clinicians are prescribing children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia decreasing dosages of hydrocortisone per body surface area as weight and BMI increase, without worse treatment outcomes, according to study data.

Patients with higher BMI prior to total knee arthroplasty typically experience worse overall physical function following surgery, while those with lower osteoarthritis severity experience more positive outcomes, according to data.

Higher body fat, whether determined by percentage, fat mass, fat mass index or visceral adipose tissue, was associated with higher risk for mortality among adults, according to study data.

Girls with higher dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels at age 7 years are more likely to have more advanced pubertal development at age 10 and 13 years than those with lower levels, according to study findings.

Nearly half of cancer deaths worldwide may be attributable to modifiable risk factors such as smoking or alcohol consumption, according to study results.