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. 2022 Dec 7;14:186. doi: 10.1186/s13098-022-00952-4

Table 3.

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

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)

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