Table 2.
Comparison of the cause of death in obese and nonobese individuals.
| Cause of death | Obese (274) | Nonobese (575) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malignancy | 86 | 31.4% | 187 | 32.5% | 0.785 |
| Infection | 71 | 25.9% | 137 | 23.8% | 0.566 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 35 | 12.8% | 60 | 10.4% | 0.341 |
| Stroke | 12 | 4.4% | 15 | 2.6% | 0.176 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 17 | 6.2% | 17 | 2.9% | 0.027 |
| Hemorrhage | 11 | 4.0% | 36 | 6.3% | 0.193 |
| Genitourinary | 5 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.2% | 0.486 |
| Liver | 8 | 2.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 0.011 |
| Lung | 10 | 3.6% | 36 | 6.3% | 0.126 |
| Skin | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0.592 |
| Nonischemic heart disease | 11 | 4.0% | 45 | 7.8% | 0.043 |
| Neurologic | 1 | 0.4% | 17 | 3.0% | 0.015 |
| Gastrointestinal ischemia | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 0.434 |
| Hematologic | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0% | 0.040 |
| Undetermined | 0 | 0% | 8 | 1.4% | 0.051 |