Underweight
and obese adults have deaths attributable
to all-cause at least 3.7 years earlier and
attributable to CVD at least 1.6 years earlier
than normal-weight adults. In addition, allcause
mortality associated with obesity was
advanced by at least 7.1 and 3.7 years in adults
aged 45 to 64 years and in women, respectively,
compared with their normal-weight counterparts.
For CVD, death was advanced by 10.3 and 12.8
years in adults aged 45 to 64 years categorized as
grades II and III obese, respectively.