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Table 1 Included studies reporting equations for predicting overweight/obesity-associated comorbidities

From: Understanding the risk of developing weight-related complications associated with different body mass index categories: a systematic review

Study

Year

Country

Risk equation

Risk of developing

Risk predictors in the equation

Ahlin et al. [51]

2019

Italy

Population-based risk score

Obstructive sleep apnea

BMI, T2D, hypertension, age, sex, fasting glucose, aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, hepatic steatosis

Alssema et al. [29]

2012

Netherlands

Single risk stratification tool

T2D, CVD (and/or chronic kidney diseasea)

BMI, hypertensionb, age, sex, waist circumference, smoking, family history of MI or stroke, family history of diabetes

Apold et al. [54]

2014

Norway

Cox proportional hazard model

Knee replacement

BMI, height, age, sex, physical activity, smoking

Borgeraas et al. [53]

2014

Norway

Cox proportional hazard model

Acute myocardial infarction

BMI, diabetes, age, gender, left ventricular ejection fraction, smoking, ACE inhibitors, loop diuretics, pulmonary disease, systolic/diastolic blood pressure, previous acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, serum creatinine levels, serum C-reactive protein, cholesterol, vitamin B6 or folate/B12, intervention status

Booth et al. [30]

2014

UK

Cox proportional hazard model

T2D

BMI, hypertensionb, coronary heart disease, age, sex, HbA1c, index year, stroke, previous diagnosis of depression, smoking, total cholesterol, blood pressure, statin use

Bruce [40]

2015

USA

Cox proportional hazard model

CVD

BMI, diabetes, age, race, education, smoking, alcohol use, statin use, aspirin use, beta-blocker use

Burns et al. [46]

2019

UK

Cox proportional hazard model

Cerebrovascular event

BMI, diabetes, hypertension, age, sex, smoking, previous MI, chronic pulmonary disease, previous cerebrovascular event, peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease, left ventricular ejection fraction, redo-sternotomy, mitral valve replacement, perioperative return to the operating room (non-infectious), postoperative hemodialysis, postoperative cerebrovascular event, deep surgical wound infection

Chang et al. [41]

2016

UK

QRISK2

CVD

BMI, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein ratio, smoking, vascular disease (atrial fibrillation, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes), age, sex, ethnicity, family history of premature coronary artery disease, deprivation

Coles et al. [31]

2020

UK

Survival model

T2D

BMI, sleep apnea, hypertensionb, CVD, age, sex, ethnicity, deprivation, family history of diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, schizophrenia or bipolar affective disorder, depression, learning disabilities, renal/kidney disease, gestational diabetes, statin use, corticosteroid use, aspirin use, second generation ‘atypical’ antipsychotics, HbA1c, pulse rate, serum cholesterol, systolic/diastolic blood pressure, liver function test, waist circumference, smoking, alcohol use

Costanzo et al. [42]

2015

UK

Cox regression model

CVD

BMI, age, sex, duration of diabetes, smoking, systolic blood pressure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, cancer, chronic kidney disease, previous CVD

de Boer et al. [43]

2015

Netherlands

SCORE-NL

CVD

BMI, diabetes, age, sex, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein ratio, smoking, first-degree family history of CVD, physical activity, estimated glomerular filtration rate, poor metabolic control, albuminuria

Ding et al. [32]

2015

Australia

Logistic regression models

T2D

BMI, CVD, age, sex, country of birth, education, disadvantage, family history of high blood pressure, family history of heart disease, family history of T2D, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, alcohol use, physical activity, psychological distress, daily sitting and sleeping time

Erridge et al. [52]

2021

UK

Logistic regression model

Obstructive sleep apnea

BMI, hypertension, T2D, hyperlipidemia, age, sex, bariatric surgery, smoking, gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, chronic renal disease, hypothyroidism, acromegaly, craniofacial/upper airway anomalies, benzodiazepine use

Ferket et al. [47]

2014

USA and Netherlands

Cox regression model

Intracerebral hemorrhage, ischemic stroke

BMI, hypertensionb, diabetes, coronary heart disease, age, sex, African American ethnicity, smoking, systolic/diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, waist-to-hip ratio, estimated glomerular filtration rate

Glogner et al. [56]

2014

Sweden

Cox regression model

Heart failure

BMI, T2D, CVD (or medication for MI, arterial fibrillation, or valve disease), hypertensionb, age, sex, systolic/diastolic blood pressure, HbA1c, smoking, microalbuminuria

Gray et al. [44]

2014

UK

QRISK2, Framingham Lipids, Framingham BMI, Joint British Societies 2

CVD

BMI, hypertensionb, age, systolic/diastolic blood pressure, sex, total cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein ratio, total cholesterol, triglycerides, family history of CVD, smoking, alcohol use, physical activity, psychological distress, daily sitting and sleeping time

Gray et al. [23]

2015

UK

Cambridge Risk Score, FINDRISC, Leicester Risk Assessment, QDiabetes

T2D

BMI, hypertensionb, age, ethnicity, sex, family history of diabetes, smoking, steroid treatment, deprivation, physical activity, fruit and vegetable intake, history of high blood glucose

Guasch Ferré et al. [33]

2012

Spain

Cox regression model

T2D

BMI, hypertension, smoking, family history of T2D, alcohol use, fasting plasma glucose

Hippisley-Cox et al. [48]

2013

UK

QStroke

Stroke, transient ischemic attack

BMI, hypertensionb, coronary heart disease, T2D, age, sex, ethnicity, smoking, atrial fibrillation, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein ratio, family history of coronary disease, deprivation, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic renal disease, type 1 diabetes, congestive cardiac failure, valvular heart disease

Jackson et al. [49]

2012

USA

Logistic regression model

MI, stoke, cardiac arrest

BMI, hypertension, diabetes, age, sex, race, smoking, alcohol use, transient ischemic attack, stroke, hemiplegia, central nervous system tumor, MI, previous percutaneous coronary intervention, previous cardiac surgery, angina, previous surgery for peripheral vascular disease, ventilator, disseminated cancer, preoperative open/infected wound, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, dyspepsia, esophageal varices, steroid use, weight loss, systemic inflammatory response syndrome/sepsis, dependent

Joshy et al. [45]

2014

Australia

Cox regression model

CVD

BMI, hypertensionb, diabetes, age, sex, aspirin use, hypercholesterolemia, physical activity, smoking, alcohol use, annual income, education, region of residence, health insurance

Ligthart et al. [34]

2016

Netherlands

Survival model

T2D

BMI, prediabetes, glucose tolerance, age

Mathur et al. [35]

2012

UK

QDScore

T2D

BMI, hypertensionb, CVD, age, sex, ethnicity, deprivation, family history of T2D, smoking, corticosteroid use, estimated glomerular filtrate

Mustafina et al. [36]

2021

Russia

Cox proportional hazard model

T2D

BMI, hypertension, dyslipidemia, CVD, age, sex, fasting plasma glucose, smoking, alcohol consumption, education, marital status, fruit and vegetable consumption, family history of T2D, physical activity

Phillips et al. [37]

2013

Ireland

Wilson, Balkau FINDRISC, Schulze Kahn Enhanced, Kahn Basic, Griffin

T2D

Varied (all include BMI)

Rauh et al. [38]

2018

Australia

Logistic regression model

T2D, CVD (and/or chronic kidney diseasea)

BMI, hypertensionb, age, sex, waist circumference, smoking, parent or sibling with MI or stroke, parent or sibling with diabetes

Wilkinson et al. [39]

2020

USA

Logistic regression model

T2D

BMI, hypertension, age, sex, race, systolic/diastolic blood pressure, high-density lipoproteins, triglycerides, waist circumference

Winter et al. [50]

2016

Germany

Logistic regression model

Stroke, transient ischemic attack

BMI, diabetes, dyslipidemia, arterial hypertension, age, sex, waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio, physical activity, smoking

Zhang et al. [55]

2011

UK

Logistic regression model

knee osteoarthritis

BMI, age, gender, occupational risk, previous knee injury, family history of knee osteoarthritis

  1. ACE angiotensin converting enzyme, BMI body mass index, CVD cardiovascular disease, FINDRISC Finnish Diabetes Risk Score, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, MI myocardial infarction, SLR systematic literature review, T2D type 2 diabetes
  2. aComorbidity not in SLR scope
  3. bAntihypertensive use