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Weight and mortality following heart failure hospitalization among diabetic patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21854892     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes is an important risk factor for heart failure and is common among patients with heart failure. The impact of weight on prognosis after hospitalization for acute heart failure among patients with diabetes is unknown. The objective of this study was to examine all-cause mortality in relation to weight status among patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalized for decompensated heart failure.
METHODS: The Worcester Heart Failure Study included adults admitted with acute heart failure to all metropolitan Worcester medical centers in 1995 and 2000. The weight status of 1644 patients with diabetes (history of type 2 diabetes in medical record or admission serum glucose ≥200 mg/dL) was categorized using body mass index calculated from height and weight at admission. Survival status was ascertained at 1 and 5 years after hospital admission.
RESULTS: Sixty-five percent of patients were overweight or obese and 3% were underweight. Underweight patients had 50% higher odds of all-cause mortality within 5 years of hospitalization for acute heart failure than normal weight patients. Class I and II obesity were associated with 20% and 40% lower odds of dying. Overweight and Class III obesity were not associated with mortality. Results were similar for mortality within 1 year of hospitalization for acute heart failure.
CONCLUSIONS: The mechanisms underlying the association between weight status and mortality are not fully understood. Additional research is needed to explore the effects of body composition, recent weight changes, and prognosis after hospitalization for heart failure among patients with diabetes.
Authors:
Molly E Waring; Jane S Saczynski; David McManus; Michael Zacharias; Darleen Lessard; Joel M Gore; Robert J Goldberg
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of medicine     Volume:  124     ISSN:  1555-7162     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Med.     Publication Date:  2011 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-08-22     Completed Date:  2011-10-24     Revised Date:  2012-04-13    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0267200     Medline TA:  Am J Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  834-40     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA. molly.waring@umassmed.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Weight*
Cause of Death
Diabetes Complications / mortality*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / mortality*
Female
Heart Failure / mortality*
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Male
Massachusetts
Middle Aged
Obesity / mortality
Odds Ratio
Overweight / mortality
Prognosis
Proportional Hazards Models
Risk Factors
Survival Analysis
Thinness / mortality
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1U01HL105268-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R37 HL069874-10/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R37 HL69874/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; UL1 RR031982-02/RR/NCRR NIH HHS

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