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Associations of BMI and Waist Circumference with All-Cause Mortality: A 22-Year Cohort Study
Yongjie Chen1, Yu Yang1, Huan Jiang2
1Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Objective:
This study aimed to examine the associations of BMI and waist circumference with all-cause mortality in a general adult population from the China Health and Nutrition Survey.
Methods:
Based on the World Health Organization recommendations, the general adult population was divided into underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 ), normal weight (18.5 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 23.0 kg/m2 ), overweight (23 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 27.5 kg/m2 ), and obesity (BMI ≥ 27.5 kg/m2 ), as well as abdominal obesity (waist circumference value ≥ 90 cm for males and ≥ 80 cm for females).
Results:
Overweight was associated with lower all-cause mortality in the 18- to 29-year-old and 30- to 39-year-old subgroups in males (P = 0.0490 and 0.0234; hazard ratio: 0.136 and 0.462, respectively), and underweight had the opposite association in the 50- to 59-year-old and ≥ 60-year-old subgroups in males (P = 0.0074 and 0.0398, respectively) and in all subgroups in females except the 30- to 39-year-old and 50- to 59-year-old groups (P = 0.0786 and 0.0538, respectively). Abdominal obesity was associated with lower all-cause mortality in ≥ 60-year-old females (P = 0.0071).
Conclusions:
Overweight was associated with lower all-cause mortality in young males and middle-aged females, but underweight demonstrated the opposite association in all elderly participants. Abdominal obesity could decrease all-cause mortality in elderly females.
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