Deaths Attributable to High Body Mass in Brazil

Our study estimated the proportion of deaths from major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) that could be prevented in Brazil by reducing population-wide body mass index (BMI) to different counterfactual (optimally theoretical) scenarios. We calculated population-attributable fractions by using BMI data...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rabacow, Fabiana M., Azeredo, Catarina M., Rezende, Leandro F.M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6824148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31625870
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd16.190143
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Sumario:Our study estimated the proportion of deaths from major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) that could be prevented in Brazil by reducing population-wide body mass index (BMI) to different counterfactual (optimally theoretical) scenarios. We calculated population-attributable fractions by using BMI data from a representative national survey and relative risks from a published meta-analysis. Reductions in population-wide BMI could prevent 30,715 to 168,431 deaths from NCDs per year in Brazil. Cardiovascular diseases were the most preventable causes of death (5.8%–31.5% deaths prevented). Policies are needed to reduce population-wide BMI in Brazil.

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