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Table 3 Included studies reporting the risk of CV events in populations with severe obesity with NGT/T2D

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

Study

Year

Country

Glycemic status

BMI (kg/m2)

Risk of

HR

Note

Edqvist et al. [59]

2019

Sweden

T2D (HbA1c <53 mmol/mol)

≥ 40

MI

1.53 (95% CI 1.25–1.87)

Relative to no T2D

T2D (HbA1c 53–70 mmol/mol)

1.97 (95% CI 1.63–2.38)

T2D (HbA1c <53 mmol/mol)

Hospitalization for heart failure

5.01 (95% CI 3.93–6.39)

T2D (HbA1c 53–70 mmol/mol)

5.86 (95% CI 4.57–7.51)

Iyen et al. [61]

2021

UK

Not reported

Morbidly obese (average  BMI 49.1)

Stroke/transient ischemic attack

1.04 (95% CI 0.93–1.18)

Relative to overweight (BMI 25–30)

Mørkedal et al. [60]

2014

Norway

NGT

≥ 40

MI

0.9 (95% CI 0.3–2.9)

Relative to BMI < 25

T2D or prediabetes

1.8 (95% CI 1.1–3.1)

  1. BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, CV cardiovascular, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, HR hazard ratio, NGT normal glucose tolerance, MI myocardial infarction, T2D type 2 diabetes