ArticleInternational journal of epidemiology2014
A prospective study of arm circumference and risk of death in Bangladesh.
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Yu ChenDepartments of Population Health and Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA, Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Columbia University Arsenic Research Project, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Departments of Health Studies, Medicine and Human Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA and Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA yu.chen@nyumc.org habib@uchicago.edu.
Wenzhen GeDepartments of Population Health and Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA, Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Columbia University Arsenic Research Project, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Departments of Health Studies, Medicine and Human Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA and Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA.
Faruque ParvezDepartments of Population Health and Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA, Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Columbia University Arsenic Research Project, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Departments of Health Studies, Medicine and Human Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA and Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA.
Sripal BangaloreDepartments of Population Health and Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA, Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Columbia University Arsenic Research Project, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Departments of Health Studies, Medicine and Human Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA and Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA.
Mahbub EunusDepartments of Population Health and Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA, Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Columbia University Arsenic Research Project, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Departments of Health Studies, Medicine and Human Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA and Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA.
Alauddin AhmedDepartments of Population Health and Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA, Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Columbia University Arsenic Research Project, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Departments of Health Studies, Medicine and Human Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA and Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA.
Tariqul IslamDepartments of Population Health and Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA, Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Columbia University Arsenic Research Project, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Departments of Health Studies, Medicine and Human Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA and Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA.
Muhammad Rakibuz-ZamanDepartments of Population Health and Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA, Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Columbia University Arsenic Research Project, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Departments of Health Studies, Medicine and Human Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA and Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA.
Rabiul HasanDepartments of Population Health and Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA, Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Columbia University Arsenic Research Project, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Departments of Health Studies, Medicine and Human Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA and Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA.
Maria ArgosDepartments of Population Health and Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA, Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Columbia University Arsenic Research Project, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Departments of Health Studies, Medicine and Human Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA and Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA.
Diane LevyDepartments of Population Health and Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA, Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Columbia University Arsenic Research Project, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Departments of Health Studies, Medicine and Human Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA and Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA.
Golam SarwarDepartments of Population Health and Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA, Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Columbia University Arsenic Research Project, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Departments of Health Studies, Medicine and Human Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA and Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA.
Habibul AhsanDepartments of Population Health and Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA, Leon H Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA, Columbia University Arsenic Research Project, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Departments of Health Studies, Medicine and Human Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA and Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, USA yu.chen@nyumc.org habib@uchicago.edu.
Funding
Training CoreP42ES010349 · NIEHS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI NAVAS-ACIEN, ANA · 2000 to 2020
$53.6MTrue Metal fac coreP30ES009089 · NIEHS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MATTHEW S PERZANOWSKI · 1998 to 2026
$44.7MRESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES (CENTER GRANT)P30ES000260 · NIEHS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI COSTA, MAX · 1985 to 2020
$26.1MRe-Engineering Translational Research at the University of ChicagoUL1TR000430 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI SOLWAY, JULIAN · 2012 to 2016
$20.2MChemoprevention of arsenic-induced skin cancerR01CA107431 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI AHSAN, HABIBUL · 2005 to 2014
$17.3MGenetic Susceptibilty to Cardiovascular Effects of Arsenic ExposureR01ES017541 · NIEHS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI CHEN, YU · 2009 to 2013
$2.6MArsenic Exposure, Gut Microbiome, and ArthrosclerosisR21ES023421 · NIEHS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI AHSAN, HABIBUL, CHEN, YU · 2014 to 2015
$653kNCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000430NCI NIH HHS R01CA107431NIEHS NIH HHS P30ES000260NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES009089NIEHS NIH HHS P42ES010349NIEHS NIH HHS R01ES017541NIEHS NIH HHS R21ES023421
Abstract
backgroundEpidemiological studies have observed protective effects of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) against all-cause mortality mostly in Western populations. However, evidence on cause-specific mortality is limited.
methodsThe sample included 19 575 adults from a population-based cohort study in rural Bangladesh, who were followed up for an average of 7.9 years for mortality. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to evaluate the effect of MUAC, as well as the joint effect of body mass index (BMI) and MUAC, on the risk of death from any cause, cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD).
resultsDuring 154 664 person-years of follow-up, 744 deaths including 312 deaths due to CVD and 125 deaths due to cancer were observed. There was a linear inverse relationship of MUAC with total and CVD mortality. Each 1-cm increase in MUAC was associated a reduced risk of death from any cause [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.85; 95% confidence interval (C), 0.81-0.89) and CVD (HR = 0.87; 95% CI, 0.80-0.94), after controlling for potential confounders. No apparent relationship between MUAC and the risk of death from cancer was observed. Among individuals with a low BMI (<18.5 kg/m(2)), a MUAC less than 24 cm was associated with increased risk for all-cause (HR = 1.81; 95% CI, 1.52-2.17) and CVD mortality (HR = 1.45; 95% CI, 1.11-1.91).
conclusionsMUAC may play a critical role on all-cause and CVD mortality in lean Asians.
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AdultArmAsian PeopleBangladeshBody Mass IndexCardiovascular DiseasesCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMortalityNeoplasmsOrgan SizeOverweightProportional Hazards Modelscardiovascular diseasescohort studyepidemiologyMid-upper arm circumference (MUAC)mortality
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