Mortality in Micronesian Nauruans and Melanesian and Indian Fijians Is Not Associated with Obesity

The association of obesity with mortality was investigated in population-based samples of Micronesian Nauruans (n=1400) Melanesian Fijians (n=1279) and Indian Fijians (n=1182) over 10 years from 1982 in Nauru and 11 years from 1980 in Fiji....After stratification by diabetes status there was no relation between mortality and obesity in nondiabetic subjects but an inverse relation was observed among diabetic subjects in each population....Overall there was little evidence to suggest that obesity was a risk factor for total or cardiovascular mortality in these populations. (EXCERPT)