What does the Digitalis Investigaton Group database reveal about obesity and mortality rates in people with chronic, stable heart failure?
The Digitalis Investigaton Group database of 7788 patients with chronic, stable HF reveals lower risk-adjusted mortality rates in the overweight and obese compared with normal-weight patients. Furthermore, a BMI 35.0 kg/m2 was not associated with excess risk, and the group with the highest mortality rates was the group of patients with the lowest BMI. 