Akiko Matsunaga

Body mass index modifies cardiovascular risk across blood pressure categories, particularly among underweight adults with hypertension: a 6.3 million‑person nationwide Japanese cohort study.

Co-occurring obesity and hypertension is associated with high cardiovascular risk, whereas the prognostic significance of underweight in the presence of hypertension remains uncertain. We examined whether the association between body mass index category and 10-year risk of major adverse cardiovascular events differed a...