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BMI–Mortality Paradox and Fitness in African American and Caucasian Men With Type 2 Diabetes

Peter Kokkinos, PHD¹,²,³ ⇓,
Jonathan Myers, PHD⁴,⁵,
Charles Faselis, MD¹,³,
Michael Doumas, MD¹,
Raya Kheirbek, MD¹ and
Eric Nylen, MD¹,³

¹Cardiology Department, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
²Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
³The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
⁴Cardiology Division, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California
⁵Stanford University, Stanford, California

Corresponding author: Peter Kokkinos, peter.kokkinos{at}med.va.gov.

Diabetes Care 2012 May; 35(5): 1021-1027. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc11-2407

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Adjusted mortality risk (95% CI) according to BMI categories. *Different from the highest BMI category (≥35 kg/m²).
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Adjusted mortality risk within each fitness category for diabetic individuals with and without additional risk factors. *Different from lowest fit category (≤5 METs) with no additional risk factors.

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