A Prospective Study of Obesity, Metabolic Health, and Cancer Mortality

Objective This study examined whether metabolic health status is associated with risk of cancer mortality and whether this varies by body mass index (BMI) category. Methods A prospective study of 22,514 participants from the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort was performed. Metabolically unhealthy status was defined as having three or more of the following: (1) elevated fasting glucose, (2) high...