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{"title":"GRK5 is required for adipocyte differentiation through ERK activation.","authors":"Mary E Seramur, Bailey McDonald, Matt Davis, Tony E Reeves, Leah C Solberg Woods, Chia-Chi Chuang Key","doi":"10.1038/s41366-025-01712-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41366-025-01712-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous studies have identified G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) kinase 5 (GRK5) as a genetic factor contributing to obesity pathogenesis, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. We demonstrate here that Grk5 mRNA is more abundant in stromal vascular fractions of mouse white adipose tissue, the fraction that contains adipose progenitor cells, or committed preadipocytes, than in adipocyte fractions. Thus, we generated a GRK5 knockout (KO) 3T3-L1 preadipocyte to further investigate the mechanistic role of GRK5 in regulating adipocyte differentiation. During adipogenic stimulation, GRK5 KO preadipocytes had decreased lipid accumulation and delayed mature adipocyte development compared to wildtype cells coupled with suppressed adipogenic and lipogenic gene expression. Beside GPCR signaling, RNA sequencing and pathway analysis identified insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) signaling to be one of the top 5 significantly dysregulated pathways in GRK5 KO cells. GRK5 KO cells also displayed decreased insulin-stimulated ERK phosphorylation, a downstream target of insulin-stimulated IGF-1 receptor activation, suggesting that GRK5 acts through this critical pathway to impact 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation. To find a more translational approach, we identified a new small molecule GRK5 inhibitor that was able to reduce 3T3-L1 adipogenesis. These data suggest that GRK5 is required for adipocyte differentiation through IGF-1 receptor/ERK activation and may be a promising translational target for obesity.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143005198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"V̇O₂peak estimation in people with overweight and obesity before and after a 14-week lifestyle intervention.","authors":"Mikkel Thunestvedt Hansen, Karina Husted, Johanne Louise Modvig, Kristine Kjær Lange, Cecilie Moe Weinreich, Cathrine Tranberg, Tue Rømer, Arthur Ingersen, Flemming Dela, Jørn Wulff Helge","doi":"10.1038/s41366-025-01713-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-025-01713-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the validity and applicability of a non-exercise estimation of cardiorespiratory fitness using resting seismocardiography (SCG eV̇O₂peak) in people with overweight and obesity before and after a 14-week lifestyle intervention.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was carried out at a Folk high school that offers 14-week courses on lifestyle changes where participants live at the school and voluntarily participate in daily lectures and activities. Sixty-seven men and women with age and body mass index between 18 and 70 years and 25-50 kg·m^-2 were tested at baseline, and 52 had a follow-up test after 14 weeks. Testing included the determination of anthropometric variables, an SCG eV̇O₂peak at supine rest, and a gold standard V̇O₂peak test on a cycle ergometer until voluntary exhaustion.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Agreement analysis for V̇O₂peak at baseline (n = 67, SCG eV̇O₂peak: 26.9 ± 1.9 ml·min^-1·kg^-1, V̇O₂peak: 26.6 ± 1.6 ml·min^-1·kg^-1, mean ± 95% confidence interval) showed a bias of 0.3 ± 1.0 ml·min^-1·kg^-1 with 95% limits of agreement (LoA) ranging ± 9.8 ml·min^-1·kg^-1. A Pearson's correlation of r = 0.78 (p < 0.0001) and a standard error of estimate (SEE) of 5.0 ml·min^-1·kg^-1 were found between methods. At follow-up (n = 52), body mass was reduced by 6.6 ± 1.4 kg (p < 0.0001). V̇O₂peak increased by 3.3 ± 0.9 ml·min^-1·kg^-1 and 175 ± 78 ml·min^-1 and SCG eV̇O₂peak by 2.6 ± 0.8 ml·min^-1·kg^-1 and 93 ± 76 ml·min^-1 (two-way ANOVA repeated measure: intervention p < 0.0001, method p = 0.939 and interaction p = 0.125, relative V̇O₂peak). A Pearson's correlation of r = 0.37 (p < 0.05) was found between changes in relative V̇O₂peak but not for absolute V̇O₂peak r = 0.10 (p = 0.402).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The SCG method is accurate for estimating V̇O₂peak and appropriate for detecting group changes in both relative and absolute V̇O₂peak following a lifestyle intervention in people with overweight and obesity. Furthermore, the method can detect individual changes in V̇O₂peak but not independently of body mass changes. Yet, the applicability is still limited by the relatively large variation in LoA and SEE.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143005203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Timing based clustering of childhood BMI trajectories reveals differential maturational patterns; Study in the Northern Finland Birth Cohorts 1966 and 1986.","authors":"Anni Heiskala, J Derek Tucker, Priyanka Choudhary, Rozenn Nedelec, Justiina Ronkainen, Olli Sarala, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Mikko J Sillanpää, Sylvain Sebert","doi":"10.1038/s41366-025-01714-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-025-01714-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/objectives: </strong>Children's biological age does not always correspond to their chronological age. In the case of BMI trajectories, this can appear as phase variation, which can be seen as shift, stretch, or shrinking between trajectories. With maturation thought of as a process moving towards the final state - adult BMI, we assessed whether children can be divided into latent groups reflecting similar maturational age of BMI. The groups were characterised by early factors and time-related features of the trajectories.</p><p><strong>Subjects/methods: </strong>We used data from two general population birth cohort studies, Northern Finland Birth Cohorts 1966 and 1986 (NFBC1966 and NFBC1986). Height (n = 6329) and weight (n = 6568) measurements were interpolated in 34 shared time points using B-splines, and BMI values were calculated between 3 months to 16 years. Pairwise phase distances of 2999 females and 3163 males were used as a similarity measure in k-medoids clustering.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified three clusters of trajectories in females and males (Type 1: females, n = 1566, males, n = 1669; Type 2: females, n = 1028, males, n = 973; Type 3: females, n = 405, males, n = 521). Similar distinct timing patterns were identified in males and females. The clusters did not differ by sex, or early growth determinants studied.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Trajectory cluster Type 1 reflected to the shape of what is typically illustrated as the childhood BMI trajectory in literature. However, the other two have not been identified previously. Type 2 pattern was more common in the NFBC1966 suggesting a generational shift in BMI maturational patterns.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143005201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association between early age body mass index and the risk of adulthood cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Zifeng Qiu, Zhihao Liu, Nan Zhang, Fangfang Fan, Haoyu Weng, Long Zhang, Yan Zhang, Jianping Li","doi":"10.1038/s41366-024-01710-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-024-01710-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Several studies have attempted to demonstrate the associations between body mass index (BMI) in early age and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, their findings were inconsistent and inconclusive, indicating the need for further investigation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies focusing on BMI in early age (age from 2 to 22) in relation to CVDs in adulthood, including coronary artery disease (CHD), ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, myocardial infarction and heart failure. Fixed-effects and Random-effects models were used to pool the data. Sex, age, adjustment of socioeconomic status and fatal events specific analysis were conducted to examine their effects on the results.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-eight studies were eligible for inclusion. BMI in early age was positively related to CVD (HR = 1.18, 95% CI: 1.07-1.30), CHD (HR = 1.13, 95% CI: 1.07-1.19), heart failure (HR = 1.16, 95% CI: 1.11-1.20) but not stroke (HR = 0.99, 95% CI: 0.93-1.05). The results remained consistent after stratified by sex, fatal or non-fatal events and adjustment for socioeconomic status. Further age-specific analysis showed that both childhood and early adulthood group showed positive associations on CHD and HF. While estimates in early adulthood for all CVDs were numerically higher than that for childhood. Category analyses showed a positive association between being overweight or obesity and adulthood CVDs, including stroke.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We found a positive association between early-age BMI and adulthood cardiovascular diseases except for stroke.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>Systemic review registration https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/Prospero/ , identifier CRD42023403602.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143005194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of time-restricted eating with exercise on body composition in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Harry M Hays, Pouria Sefidmooye Azar, Minsoo Kang, Grant M Tinsley, Nadeeja N Wijayatunga","doi":"10.1038/s41366-024-01704-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-024-01704-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The effects of time-restricted eating (TRE) with exercise on body composition in adults are not clear.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This meta-analysis aimed to assess the effects of TRE when followed in combination with various forms of exercise, including aerobic, resistance, and combined aerobic and resistance [concurrent] training on body composition.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Studies published up to May 2023 were searched in EBSCOhost (MEDLINE, CINAHL, SPORTSDISCUS), PubMed, and SCOPUS databases. Fifteen studies, including 338 participants, that evaluated TRE vs. unrestricted eating in individuals performing exercise were analyzed. A random-effects model was used to calculate the weighted mean effect sizes (ES) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI's).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>According to the pooled results, TRE had a small but significant reduction of fat mass (FM) kg with an effect size of -0.20 (95% CI = -0.28 to -0.13, p < 0.001) and on body fat percent (BF%) with an effect size of -0.23 (95% CI = -0.35 to -0.11, p < 0.001). The prediction interval ranged from -0.48 to 0.08 for FM and from -0.64 to 0.18 for BF%, respectively. TRE did not significantly alter fat-free mass (FFM) kg compared to control (p = 0.07). Furthermore, age, body mass index (BMI), exercise type, study duration, and energy intake did not have a significant impact on the variation in effect sizes according to the subgroup analyses (p > 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>TRE with exercise may reduce fat mass compared to an unrestricted eating window exercise-matched control while preserving FFM. However, more studies are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142965052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rare variants in the melanocortin 4 receptor gene (MC4R) are associated with abdominal fat and insulin resistance in youth with obesity.","authors":"Brittany Galuppo, Prabhath Mannam, Jacopo Bonet, Bridget Pierpont, Domenico Trico', Carrie Haskell-Luevano, Mark D Ericson, Katie T Freeman, William M Philbrick, Allen E Bale, Sonia Caprio, Nicola Santoro","doi":"10.1038/s41366-024-01706-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-024-01706-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Rare variants in melanocortin 4 receptor gene (MC4R) result in a severe form of early-onset obesity; however, it is unclear how these variants may affect abdominal fat distribution, intrahepatic fat accumulation, and related metabolic sequelae.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eight hundred seventy-seven youth (6-21 years) with overweight/obesity, recruited from the Yale Pediatric Obesity Clinic in New Haven, CT, underwent genetic analysis to screen for functionally damaging, rare variants (MAF < 0.01) in MC4R. Participants were assigned to a Pathogenic Variant or No Pathogenic Variant group and completed a 10-timepoint 180-min oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and abdominal MRI.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared to the No Pathogenic Variant group, the Pathogenic Variant group demonstrated significantly greater glucose concentrations (AUC_tot: 24.7 ± 1.22 g/dL × 180 min vs. 21.9 ± 1.41 g/dL × 180 min; p = 0.001), insulin levels (AUC_tot: 57.4 ± 11.5 mU/mL × 180 min vs. 35.5 ± 8.90 mU/mL × 180 min; p = 0.002), and lower insulin sensitivity (WBISI: 1.01 ± 0.137 vs. 1.85 ± 0.036; p = 0.0008) during the OGTT. The Pathogenic Variant group also presented with greater visceral adipose tissue (VAT) (85.1 cm² ± 10.3 vs. 56.1 cm² ± 1.64; p = 0.003) and intrahepatic fat content (HFF%) (19.4% ± 4.94 vs. 8.21% ± 0.495; p = 0.012) than the No Pathogenic Variant group despite the two groups having similar BMI z-scores (p = 0.255), subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) (p = 0.643), and total body fat (p = 0.225).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Pathogenic variants in MC4R are associated with increased VAT, HFF%, and insulin resistance, independent from the degree of obesity in youth.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142909661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correction: Prospective prediction of childhood body mass index trajectories using multi-task Gaussian processes.","authors":"Arthur Leroy, Varsha Gupta, Mya Thway Tint, Delicia Shu Qin Ooi, Fabian Yap, Ngee Lek, Keith M Godfrey, Yap Seng Chong, Yung Seng Lee, Johan G Eriksson, Mauricio A Álvarez, Navin Michael, Dennis Wang","doi":"10.1038/s41366-024-01699-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-024-01699-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142909659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Anti-obesity medication patients' self-reported food savings versus the cost of such medicines.","authors":"Brian E Roe","doi":"10.1038/s41366-024-01708-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-024-01708-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142909658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lack of fibro-inflammatory response in human mammary adipose tissue in obesity.","authors":"Frédérique Fallone, Marie Rebeaud, Caroline Bouche, Jessica Fontaine, Carlo Arellano, Manuelle Ducoux-Petit, Lucyle Orgerit, Rémi Deudon, Rémy Nicolle, Camille Franchet, David Estève, Emmanuelle Mouton-Barbosa, Stéphanie Dauvillier, Mohamed Moutahir, Odile Burlet-Schiltz, Anne Bouloumié, Charlotte Vaysse, Catherine Muller","doi":"10.1038/s41366-024-01705-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-024-01705-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Understanding how obesity impacts human mammary adipose tissue (MAT) biology is crucial for deciphering its role in mammary epithelium during both physiological and pathophysiological processes, including breast cancer. Hypertrophic mammary adipocytes and Crown-Like Structures are present in MAT of patients with obesity but whether these changes initiate a fibro-inflammatory response at the tissue level remains insufficiently explored.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We investigated the markers of adipose tissue dysfunction (immune cell infiltration, secretion pattern and fibrosis) in tumor-free MAT of patients with obesity versus patients who are lean.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Tumor-free MAT were obtained from 96 women with (n = 43) or without (n = 53) obesity who underwent mastectomy for breast cancer risk reduction or treatment. Immune and non-immune cell infiltration were determined using flow cytometry. Bulk transcriptomic was used to characterize the phenotype of CD206+ macrophages whose infiltration is increased in patients with obesity. Conditioned-medium were prepared from MAT to characterize their secretome and dose adipokines and cytokines by ELISA assay. The extra-cellular matrix (ECM) deposition was evaluated by Masson trichrome staining on cross-stained sections, 3D imaging of red picrosirius-stained tissues and measure of hydroxyproline content.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We observed an increase of CD206+/HLA-DR+ macrophages in the stromal vascular fraction of MAT from patients with obesity compared to patients who are lean. Other immune cell infiltration and endothelial or adipose progenitor cell numbers were similar between groups. Bulk transcriptomics on CD206+ macrophages revealed a significant decrease in ECM component expression and processing in obesity. In addition, no heightened secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines, TGF-β1 or MCP-1 was observed in the samples from patients with obesity. ECM characterization revealed an absence of fibrosis, with MAT of patients with obesity showing even a slightly reduced collagen secretion and deposition compared with their lean counterparts.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Obesity is not associated with inflammation nor fibrosis in MAT, highlighting its unique behavior.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142909660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Postoperative atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery in severe obesity: the added value of waist circumference.","authors":"Jeanne Roberge, Amélie Paquin, Paul Poirier, Sarah O'Connor, Pierre Voisine, Jean-Pierre Després, Marie-Eve Piché","doi":"10.1038/s41366-024-01707-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-024-01707-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Obesity is an independent risk factor for postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. POAF in patients with severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 35 kg/m²) is less studied. Whether waist circumference (WC) improves prediction of POAF independently of BMI among patients with severe obesity remains unknown.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To evaluate the risk of POAF, the role of WC in predicting POAF and postoperative complications after CABG surgery in severe obesity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Our cohort included 7995 patients undergoing CABG surgery (2006-19). POAF risk was compared across BMI and WC categories. In patients with severe obesity, the association of an increase in WC with POAF risk was assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>763 (9.5%) patients had a BMI ≥ 35 kg/m². In this group, BMI was 38.5 ± 3.6 kg/m² and WC was 123.4 ± 10.8 cm. More patients with severe obesity developed POAF compared to patients with a normal BMI (37 vs. 29%, aRR: 1.52[95%CI 1.36-1.72], p < 0.01). Within each BMI category, the risk of POAF was higher per increasing tertile of WC (p < 0.05). Among patients with a BMI ≥ 35 kg/m², every 10 cm increment in WC was associated with an increased risk of POAF (aRR: 1.16[95%CI 1.08-1.24], p < 0.01). POAF in patients with severe obesity was associated with increased hospital length of stay.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Severe obesity increases the risk of POAF after CABG surgery. In this subgroup, elevated WC may provide additional prognostic value independently of BMI. Since POAF is associated with adverse long-term outcomes, abdominal obesity by measurement of WC should be assessed and targeted even in patient with severe obesity. Central Illustration Increasing waist circumference associated with increased atrial fibrillation risk post coronary artery bypass grafting. Bar graph of the unadjusted absolute risk and 95% confidence interval of postoperative atrial fibrillation for each tertile of waist circumference per body mass index category. Comparison of postoperative atrial fibrillation risk with chi-square test showing an increasing risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation related to increasing waist circumference within each body mass index category.</p><p><strong>Abbreviations: </strong>BMI, body mass index; POAF, postoperative atrial fibrillation; WC, waist circumference.</p>","PeriodicalId":14183,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Obesity","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142894410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}