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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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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description 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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spelling pubmed-68241482019-11-12 Deaths Attributable to High Body Mass in Brazil Rabacow, Fabiana M. Azeredo, Catarina M. Rezende, Leandro F.M. Prev Chronic Dis Brief 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-10-17 /pmc/articles/PMC6824148/ /pubmed/31625870 http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd16.190143 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6824148/
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