Figure 8
From: Obesity Paradox, Obesity Orthodox, and the Metabolic Syndrome: An Approach to Unity
Survival following hip (A) and non-hip fractures (B). This figure records the association of adiposity with mortality after hip fractures (upper) and non-hip fractures (lower) in men and women over 40 years of age who were registered in a nationwide electronic database in Spain. The numbers at the right of each curve represents body mass index obtained at time zero. Among the 6,988 hip fracture patients, early survival (6 months) and long-term survival (3 years) were highest in the top two body weight categories (BMI 25 and above). In 3,768 patients with non-hip fractures, survival was progressively better in the heavier weight categories, especially notable by the three-year follow-up (48).