Baseline characteristics of the included participants
obesity, CVD,, overweight, cardiovascular disease
OBESITY
Among the 10,251 participants enrolled in the ACCORD study, 494 were excluded from the present analyses for having HF before enrollment and 413 for having undergone less than three BMI/WC measurements. Hence, this study included 9,344 participants. The mean annual BMI change was 0.10 ± 0.48 kg/mBody mass index (BMI) group and BMI/waist circumference change. Distribution of BMI groups based on World Health Organization classification: normal weight (18.5 ≤ BMI < 25), overweight (25 ≤ BMI < 30), class I obesity (30 ≤ BMI < 35), class II obesity (35 ≤ BMI < 40), and class III obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/mCharacteristics stratified by BMI and WC change.CVD, cardiovascular disease; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; LDL, Low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; IQR, inter quartile range.