Open AccessAssociation between body mass index and 1-year outcome after acute myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Dae Won Kim,
Sung Ho Her,
Ha Wook Park,
Mahn Won Park,
Kiyuk Chang,
Wook Sung Chung,
Ki Bae Seung,
Tae Hoon Ahn,
Jeong Gwan Cho,
Byoung Geol Choi,
Hyo Soo Kim,
Hyeon Cheol Gwon,
In Whan Seong,
Kyung Kuk Hwang,
Shung Chull Chae,
Kwon Bae Kim,
Young Jo Kim,
Kwang Soo,
Seok Kyu Oh,
Jei Keon Chae
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0217525
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , hazard ratio , body mass index , overweight , confidence interval , obesity paradox , obesity , clinical endpoint , cardiology , clinical trial
Objectives Beneficial effects of overweight and obesity on mortality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have been described as “ Body Mass Index (BMI) paradox”. However, the effects of BMI is still on debate. We analyzed the association between BMI and 1-year clinical outcomes after AMI. Methods Among 13,104 AMI patients registered in Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry-National Institute of Health (KAMIR-NIH) between November 2011 and December 2015, 10,568 patients who eligible for this study were classified into 3 groups according to BMI (Group 1; < 22 kg/m 2 , 22 ≤ Group 2 < 26 kg/m 2 , Group 3; ≥ 26 kg/m 2 ). The primary end point was all cause death at 1 year. Results Over the median follow-up of 12 months, the event of primary end point occurred more frequently in the Group 1 patients than in the Group 3 patients (primary endpoint: adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.537; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.177 to 2.007, p = 0.002). Especially, cardiac death played a major role in this effect (aHR, 1.548; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.128 to 2.124, p = 0.007). Conclusions Higher BMI appeared to be good prognostic factor on 1-year all cause death after AMI. This result suggests that higher BMI or obesity might confer a protective advantage over the life-quality after AMI.