Absence of obesity paradox in Saudi patients admitted with acute coronary syndromes: insights from SPACE registry.

Background And Objectives: To describe the distribution of body mass index (BMI) and its relationship with clinical features, management, and in-hospital outcomes of patients admitted with acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

Design And Settings: The Saudi Project for Assessment of Coronary Events is a prospective registry. ACS patients admitted to 17 hospitals from December 2005-2007 were included in this study.