title: Body mass index, mortality, and the obesity paradox in type 2 diabetes mellitus: the effect of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Section of Endocrinology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia.
authors.forename: Prasanna
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Santhanam
authors.affiliation: Section of Endocrinology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia.
authors.forename: Yanal
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Masannat
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000401:mortality*