Mortality risk in patients with underweight or obesity with peripheral artery disease: a meta-analysis including 5,735,578 individuals.

Donna Shu-Han LinHao-Yun LoAn-Li YuJen-Kuang LeeKuo-Liong Chien

Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2022)

In patients with PAD, mortality is higher among underweight patients and lower among patients with obesity. The mechanisms underlying the obesity paradox in patients with PAD remain to be elucidated, and further evidence is required to guide optimal weight control strategies in these patients.

Keyphrases

weight loss
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
end stage renal disease
type diabetes
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
weight gain
prognostic factors
peripheral artery disease
cardiovascular disease
body mass index
risk factors
adipose tissue