To explore the relationship between BMI and an array of cardiometabolic traits and diseases, association results for the 97 BMI index SNPs were requested from 13 GWAS meta-analysis consortia: DIAGRAM (type 2 diabetes)56 (link), CARDIoGRAM-C4D (CAD)57 (link), ICBP (systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP))58 (link), GIANT (waist-to-hip ratio, hip circumference, and waist circumference, each unadjusted and adjusted for BMI)13 (link),59 , GLGC (HDL, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and total cholesterol)60 (link), MAGIC (fasting glucose, fasting insulin, fasting insulin adjusted for BMI, and two-hour glucose)61 (link)–63 (link), ADIPOGen (BMI-adjusted adiponectin)64 (link), CKDgen (urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), estimated glomerular filtration rate, and overall CKD)65 (link),66 (link), ReproGen (age at menarche, age at menopause)67 (link),68 (link), GENIE (diabetic nephropathy)69 (link),70 (link). Proxies (r2 > 0.8 in CEU) were used when an index SNP was unavailable.