Butt, J. H. et al. (2023) Anthropometric measures and adverse outcomes in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: revisiting the obesity paradox. European Heart Journal, 44(13), pp. 1136-1153. (doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad083) (PMID:36944496) (PMCID:PMC10111968)
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Abstract
Aims: Although body mass index (BMI) is the most commonly used anthropometric measure, newer indices such as the waist-to-height ratio, better reflect the location and amount of ectopic fat, as well as the weight of the skeleton, and may be more useful. Methods and results: The prognostic value of several newer anthropometric indices was compared with that of BMI in patients with heart failure (HF) and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) enrolled in prospective comparison of ARNI with ACEI to determine impact on global mortality and morbidity in heart failure. The primary outcome was HF hospitalization or cardiovascular death. The association between anthropometric indices and outcomes were comprehensively adjusted for other prognostic variables, including natriuretic peptides. An ‘obesity-survival paradox’ related to lower mortality risk in those with BMI ≥25 kg/m2 (compared with normal weight) was identified but this was eliminated by adjustment for other prognostic variables. This paradox was less evident for waist-to-height ratio (as an exemplar of indices not incorporating weight) and eliminated by adjustment: the adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) for all-cause mortality, for quintile 5 vs. quintile 1, was 1.10 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.87–1.39]. However, both BMI and waist-to-height ratio showed that greater adiposity was associated with a higher risk of the primary outcome and HF hospitalization; this was more evident for waist-to-height ratio and persisted after adjustment e.g. the aHR for HF hospitalization for quintile 5 vs. quintile 1 of waist-to-height ratio was 1.39 (95% CI 1.06–1.81). Conclusion: In patients with HFrEF, alternative anthropometric measurements showed no evidence for an ‘obesity-survival paradox’. Newer indices that do not incorporate weight showed that greater adiposity was clearly associated with a higher risk of HF hospitalization.
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| Additional Information: | The PARADIGM-HF trial was funded by Novartis. Profs. McMurray and Jhund are supported by British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence Grant RE/18/6/34217. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Butt, Mr Jawad and Sattar, Professor Naveed and Jhund, Professor Pardeep and McMurray, Professor John and Kober, Professor Lars and Petrie, Professor Mark |
| Authors: | Butt, J. H., Petrie, M. C., Jhund, P. S., Sattar, N., Desai, A. S., Køber, L., Rouleau, J. L., Swedberg, K., Zile, M. R., Solomon, S. D., Packer, M., and McMurray, J. J.V. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health |
| Journal Name: | European Heart Journal |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| ISSN: | 0195-668X |
| ISSN (Online): | 1522-9645 |
| Published Online: | 22 March 2023 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2023 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in European Heart Journal 44(13): 1136-1153 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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