A study found that for each 5-unit increase in BMI above 25 kg/m^2, there are corresponding increases in mortality risk for various diseases - 49% for cardiovascular, 38% for respiratory, and 19% for cancer
This risk is more pronounced in younger individuals compared to older ones and is higher in men than in women
In a study, obese participants tended to be younger, more likely to be women, and less likely to be smokers compared to non-obese individuals
The overall mortality rate among participants in a study was found to be 15.4 per 1000 person-years
Initially, unadjusted analysis suggested that obese individuals had lower overall mortality compared to non-obese individuals; however, after adjusting for factors like age, sex, and smoking status, this was not consistently observed
Analysis showed a J-shaped relationship between overall mortality and BMI, waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), indicating higher risk at both lower and higher ends of these measures
A study emphasized that individuals with obesity experience higher levels of social isolation and loneliness. Improvements in these areas might reduce obesity-related excess mortality risk
The findings are based on extensive analyses, including individual-participant-data meta-analysis of 239 prospective studies across four continents
Different obesity measures (BMI, WC, WHtR, waist-to-hip ratio) showed varying relationships with mortality risk, highlighting the complexity of assessing obesity's impact
These findings come from a wide range of international studies, emphasizing the global relevance of the obesity-mortality risk relationship