Body Mass Index and Total and Cardiovascular Mortality in Men With a History of Cardiovascular Disease

Previous studies designed to identify an association between body mass index (BMI) (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) and cardiovascular or total mortality in populations with known atherosclerotic disease have shown conflicting results. In this study, we used the Physicians' Health Study enrollment cohort to examine the risk of total and cardiovascular mortality among men reporting a history of...