Reality of obesity paradox: Results of percutaneous coronary intervention in Middle Eastern patients.

Obese patients with chronic illnesses could be healthier in the early stages of the disease, and as the illness advances they develop unintentional weight loss, which is an extremely significant predictor of mortality. 37 , 38 Moreover, the reviewed literature indicate that higher mortality rates among the patients in the low BMI categories could be attributed to sarcopenic obesity; i.e., low muscle mass in association with obesity.

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