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Clinical obesity conferred elevated risks of incident diabetes (AHR, 6.11), cardiovascular events (AHR, 5.88), and all-cause mortality (AHR, 2.71) compared with no obesity.
Clinical obesity significantly increases the risk of serious health conditions, necessitating proactive management.
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In longitudinal analyses, clinical obesity conferred elevated risks of incident diabetes (adjusted hazard ratio [AHR], 6.11), cardiovascular events (AHR, 5.88), and all-cause mortality (AHR, 2.71) compared with no obesity or organ dysfunction.
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Based on a large population-based longitudinal cohort study.
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Implications of a New Obesity Definition Among the All of Us Cohort
Lindsay T. Fourman et al. · JAMA Network Open · 2025
DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.37619
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