Association of Body Mass Index With Lifetime Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Compression of Morbidity
Khan SS, Ning H, Wilkins JT et al.
KEYWORDS
overweight; BMI; CVD; lifetime risk estimates
IMPORTANCE - Prior studies have demonstrated lower all-cause mortality in individuals who are overweight compared with those with normal body mass index (BMI), but whether this may come at the cost of greater burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is unknown.