[emeraldd]

That's what the conclusions appear to be saying:

> Higher fasting insulin and higher c-reactive protein confound the association between BMI and the risk of all-cause mortality. The increase in mortality that has been attributed to higher BMI is more likely due to hyperinsulinemia and inflammation rather than obesity.

[bilsbie]

But isn’t the obesity causing the higher fasting insulin?

Isn’t high BMI interchangeable with obesity in most studies?