I mentioned this in the other thread, but the really interesting part to me is "When fasting insulin and the natural logarithm of c-reactive protein were included in the model, an inverse association between BMI and mortality was present" which says that, if the study's findings are correct, that hyperinsulinemia and inflammation are the only material contributors to obesity-linked mortality.

It's not surprising to find these causes are significant factors in obesity-linked mortality, but it is moderately surprising, at least to me, to find that they're the only significant ones.