August 1, 2002New England Journal of Medicine
Obesity and the Risk of Heart Failure
Why the study?
Does increased body-mass index increase the risk of heart failure in a community-based sample?
Population
large, community-based sample
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Higher BMI associated with HF risk in community cohort; leaves open whether weight loss prevents HF.
Structured PICO
Does increased body-mass index increase the risk of heart failure in a community-based sample?
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Population
large, community-based sample
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Intervention
increased body-mass index (obesity)
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Outcome
risk of heart failurehard clinical
Increased body-mass index is associated with a higher risk of developing heart failure, highlighting the importance of weight management for prevention.
Cite This Study
Kenchaiah et al. (2002) studied this question.