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October 9, 2025Circulation Research

Abstract Fri147: The Weight of Risk: Epidemiological Trends in Cardiac Arrest Mortality Among Obese Adults in the United States (1999–2023)

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MMMohammad Hamza Bin Abdul MalikHAHusnain AhmadMAMuhammad Faizan Ali

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Analysis reveals rising cardiac arrest mortality rates in obese adults, highlighting disparities by age and race.

Key Points

  • Cardiac arrest mortality rates among obese adults rose significantly from 11.3 in 1999 to 32.5 in 2023.
  • Obese men experienced higher age-adjusted mortality rates (24.6) compared to women (19.5), with a steeper increase.
  • Non-Hispanic Blacks had the highest age-adjusted mortality rate at 38.4, while Non-Hispanic Whites showed the largest rise.
  • Geographic disparities exist, with Mississippi reporting the highest AAMR (68.7) and urban regions showing upward trends.

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Malik et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e80eb363e2e2f707877d6fhttps://doi.org/10.1161/res.137.suppl_1.fri147
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