General and Abdominal Adiposity and Mortality in Mexico City: A Prospective Study of 150 000 Adults.

Background Some reports suggest that body mass index (BMI) is not strongly associated with mortality in Hispanic populations. Objective To assess the causal relevance of adiposity to mortality in Mexican adults, avoiding reverse causality biases. Design Prospective study. Setting 2 Mexico City districts. Participants 159 755 adults aged 35 years and older at recruitment, followed for up to 14 years. Participants with a hemoglobin A1c level of 7%...