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Obesity in Adulthood and Its Consequences for Life Expectancy: A Life-Table Analysis

right arrow Anna Peeters, PhD; Jan J. Barendregt, PhD; Frans Willekens, PhD; Johan P. Mackenbach, MD, PhD; Abdullah Al Mamun, BSc(Hons), MSc; Luc Bonneux, MD, PhD, for NEDCOM, the Netherlands Epidemiology and Demography Compression of Morbidity Research Group*

7 January 2003 | Volume 138 Issue 1 | Pages 24-32

Background: Overweight and obesity in adulthood are linked to an increased risk for death and disease. Their potential effect on life expectancy and premature death has not yet been described.

Objective: To analyze reductions in life expectancy and increases in premature death associated with overweight and obesity at 40 years of age.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: The Framingham Heart Study with follow-up from 1948 to 1990.

Participants: 3457 Framingham Heart Study participants who were 30 to 49 years of age at baseline.

Measurements: Mortality rates specific for age and body mass index group (normal weight, overweight, or obese at baseline) were derived within sex and smoking status strata. Life expectancy and the probability of death before 70 years of age were analyzed by using life tables.

Results: Large decreases in life expectancy were associated with overweight and obesity. Forty-year-old female nonsmokers lost 3.3 years and 40-year-old male nonsmokers lost 3.1 years of life expectancy because of overweight. Forty-year-old female nonsmokers lost 7.1 years and 40-year-old male nonsmokers lost 5.8 years because of obesity. Obese female smokers lost 7.2 years and obese male smokers lost 6.7 years of life expectancy compared with normal-weight smokers. Obese female smokers lost 13.3 years and obese male smokers lost 13.7 years compared with normal-weight nonsmokers. Body mass index at ages 30 to 49 years predicted mortality after ages 50 to 69 years, even after adjustment for body mass index at age 50 to 69 years.

Conclusions: Obesity and overweight in adulthood are associated with large decreases in life expectancy and increases in early mortality. These decreases are similar to those seen with smoking. Obesity in adulthood is a powerful predictor of death at older ages. Because of the increasing prevalence of obesity, more efficient prevention and treatment should become high priorities in public health.

*For members of the Netherlands Epidemiology and Demography Compression of Morbidity Research Group, see Appendix.


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Context

  • Middle-aged adults who are overweight or obese may have shorter life expectancies than normal-weight adults, but how much shorter?

Contribution

  • This analysis of data from the Framingham Heart Study from 1948 to 1990 showed that, on average, adults who were obese (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 30 kg/m2) at age 40 years lived 6 to 7 years less than their normal-weight counterparts. Adults who were overweight (BMI, 25 to 29.9 kg/m2) and did not smoke lived about 3 years less than normal-weight nonsmokers. Adults who were obese and smoked lived 13 to 14 years less than normal-weight nonsmokers.

Cautions

  • Descriptions of lost life expectancy do not necessarily predict length of life that could be gained from obesity prevention or treatment programs.

–The Editors

 

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From Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, and University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.

Acknowledgments: The authors thank Caspar Looman, René Eijkemans, and Tommy Visscher for their contributions to the development of this study. The authors also thank the Framingham Heart Study coordinators for access to the original data set.

Grant Support: By grants from the Netherlands Heart Foundation (contract 98.138) and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (contract 904-66-093), The Hague, the Netherlands.

Requests for Single Reprints: Anna Peeters, PhD, Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, the Netherlands; e-mail, peeters{at}mgz.fgg.eur.nl.

Current Author Addresses: Drs. Peeters, Barendregt, Mackenbach, and Bonneux: Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Drs. Willekens and Al Mamun: Population Research Center, University of Groningen, PO Box 800, 9700 AV Groningen, the Netherlands.

Author Contributions: Conception and design: A. Peeters, J.P. Mackenbach, L. Bonneux.

Analysis and interpretation of the data: A. Peeters, J.J. Barendregt, J.P. Mackenbach, A. Al Mamun, L. Bonneux.

Drafting of the article: A. Peeters, L. Bonneux.

Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: A. Peeters, J.J. Barendregt, J.P. Mackenbach, L. Bonneux.

Final approval of the article: A. Peeters, J.J. Barendregt, J.P. Mackenbach, L. Bonneux.

Provision of study materials or patients: A. Peeters.

Statistical expertise: J.J. Barendregt, F. Willekens, A. Al Mamun.

Obtaining of funding: J.J. Barendregt, J.P. Mackenbach, L. Bonneux.

 

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J. Clin. Oncol., February 15, 2004; 22(4): 648 - 657.
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Research on AgingHome page
C. L. Himes
Obesity in Later Life: An Overview of the Issues
Research on Aging, January 1, 2004; 26(1): 3 - 12.
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Research on AgingHome page
D. Zablotsky and K. A. Mack
Changes in Obesity Prevalence Among Women Aged 50 Years and Older: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1990-2000
Research on Aging, January 1, 2004; 26(1): 13 - 30.
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Research on AgingHome page
R. J. Thorpe Jr. and K. F. Ferraro
Aging, Obesity, and Mortality: Misplaced Concern about Obese Older People?
Research on Aging, January 1, 2004; 26(1): 108 - 129.
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The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of HealthHome page
K. R Fox
Childhood obesity and the role of physical activity
Perspectives in Public Health, January 1, 2004; 124(1): 34 - 39.
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ANN INTERN MEDHome page
K. M. McTigue, R. Harris, B. Hemphill, L. Lux, S. Sutton, A. J. Bunton, and K. N. Lohr
Screening and Interventions for Obesity in Adults: Summary of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Ann Intern Med, December 2, 2003; 139(11): 933 - 949.
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CirculationHome page
R. Wolk, P. Berger, R. J. Lennon, E. S. Brilakis, and V. K. Somers
Body Mass Index: A Risk Factor for Unstable Angina and Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Angiographically Confirmed Coronary Artery Disease
Circulation, November 4, 2003; 108(18): 2206 - 2211.
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NEJMHome page
R. L. Batterham, M. A. Cohen, S. M. Ellis, C. W. Le Roux, D. J. Withers, G. S. Frost, M. A. Ghatei, and S. R. Bloom
Inhibition of Food Intake in Obese Subjects by Peptide YY3-36
N. Engl. J. Med., September 4, 2003; 349(10): 941 - 948.
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Am. J. Public HealthHome page
J. Pucher and L. Dijkstra
Promoting Safe Walking and Cycling to Improve Public Health: Lessons From The Netherlands and Germany
Am J Public Health, September 1, 2003; 93(9): 1509 - 1516.
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The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of HealthHome page
A. R P Walker
The obesity pandemic. Is it beyond control?
Perspectives in Public Health, September 1, 2003; 123(3): 150 - 151.
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Evid. Based Nurs.Home page
OTHER ARTICLES NOTED (24 Jan 03 to 18 Apr 03)
Evid. Based Nurs., July 1, 2003; 6(3): e1 - 12.
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A. Peeters, L. Bonneux, J. Barendregt, and W. Nusselder
Methods of Estimating Years of Life Lost Due to Obesity
JAMA, June 11, 2003; 289(22): 2941 - 2941.
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D. B. Allison, A. O. Westfall, D. T. Redden, C. Wang, and K. R. Fontaine
Methods of Estimating Years of Life Lost Due to Obesity--Reply
JAMA, June 11, 2003; 289(22): 2941 - 2942.
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Journal Watch DermatologyHome page
Obesity: Large Effect on Mortality
Journal Watch Dermatology, February 26, 2003; 2003(226): 9 - 9.
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BMJHome page
Minerva
BMJ, January 25, 2003; 326(7382): 232 - 232.
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JWatch GeneralHome page
Obesity: Large Effect on Mortality
Journal Watch (General), January 24, 2003; 2003(124): 3 - 3.
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