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Obesity is positively correlated with increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease in Type 2 Diabetes, with heart failure prevalence increasing by 65% in obese patients (BMI ≥ 30) compared to non-obese patients.
Maintaining a healthy weight is crucial for heart health in Type 2 Diabetes. Obese patients (BMI ≥ 30) have a 65% higher prevalence of heart failure compared to non-obese patients. Weight management through diet and exercise can significantly reduce this specific cardiovascular risk.
Five papers reported prevalence rates of CVD according to obesity status, and all of them found a positive relationship between obesity and increased prevalence rates of CVD... The prevalence rate of heart failure was 38.7%... in patients with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 and 23.4%... in those with a BMI < 30 kg/m2, which represents a 65% increase due to obesity.
Why this rating
Consistent findings across multiple studies, though definitions of obesity varied.
Source
Prevalence of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes: a systematic literature review of scientific evidence from across the world in 2007–2017
Thomas R. Einarson et al. · Cardiovascular Diabetology · 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12933-018-0728-6
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