TY - JOUR
T1 - The obesity paradox in patients with acute coronary syndrome
T2 - Results from the gulf RACE-2 study
AU - Shehab, Abdulla
AU - Al-Dabbagh, Bayan
AU - Alhabib, Khalid
AU - Alsheikh-Ali, Alawi
AU - Almahmeed, Wael
AU - Sulaiman, Kadhim
AU - Al-Motarreb, Ahmed
AU - Suwaidi, Jassim Al
AU - Hersi, Ahmad
AU - Alfaleh, Hussam
AU - Asaad, Nidal
AU - Alsaif, Shukri
AU - Amin, Haitham
AU - Alanbaei, Muath
AU - Nagelkerke, Nicolaas
AU - Abdulle, Abdishakur
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
N2 - We investigated the association between in-hospital and peri-hospital mortality and body mass index (BMI)/waist circumference (WC) in a prospective acute coronary syndrome (ACS) registry in the Arabian Gulf. No significant associations with in-hospital mortality were found. Normal BMI had highest peri-hospital mortality, notably those with high WC. In logistic regression of mortality on obesity measures and potential confounders, the effects of obesity measures were no longer significant. In-hospital death increased by 5% with age and decreased by 42% in males. Mortality increased 3.7-fold with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and 3.0-fold with heart failure (HF) but decreased by 33% with dyslipidemia. Peri-hospital death increased by 4% with age and decreased by 30% in males. Mortality increased 2.8-fold with STEMI and 2.4-fold with HF. In- and peri-hospital mortality in ACS is significantly associated with age, gender, STEMI, HF, and dyslipidemia but not obesity measures.
AB - We investigated the association between in-hospital and peri-hospital mortality and body mass index (BMI)/waist circumference (WC) in a prospective acute coronary syndrome (ACS) registry in the Arabian Gulf. No significant associations with in-hospital mortality were found. Normal BMI had highest peri-hospital mortality, notably those with high WC. In logistic regression of mortality on obesity measures and potential confounders, the effects of obesity measures were no longer significant. In-hospital death increased by 5% with age and decreased by 42% in males. Mortality increased 3.7-fold with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and 3.0-fold with heart failure (HF) but decreased by 33% with dyslipidemia. Peri-hospital death increased by 4% with age and decreased by 30% in males. Mortality increased 2.8-fold with STEMI and 2.4-fold with HF. In- and peri-hospital mortality in ACS is significantly associated with age, gender, STEMI, HF, and dyslipidemia but not obesity measures.
KW - ACS
KW - Arabian Gulf
KW - mortality
KW - obesity
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U2 - 10.1177/0003319713497087
DO - 10.1177/0003319713497087
M3 - Article
C2 - 23921507
AN - SCOPUS:84903844304
SN - 0003-3197
VL - 65
SP - 585
EP - 589
JO - Angiology
JF - Angiology
IS - 7
ER -