Table 2

Distribution of incident^2-150 cases of diabetes, by baseline body mass index

Baseline BMI (kg/m²) (n)		Incident cases of diabetes		Cumulative incidence (%)^2-151
Baseline BMI (kg/m²) (n)		n	%	Cumulative incidence (%)^2-151
< 29^2-152 (591)	56	9.5	9.6
29 to <31 (562)	66	11.3	11.8
31 to <33 (335)	39	11.6	11.3
33 to <35 (190)	35	18.4	18.2
35 to <37 (110)	16	14.6	16.1
⩾37 (141)	39	27.7	26.2
Total	251		15.5

↵2-150 Diagnosis of diabetes during the period 1982–1984 to 1992.
↵2-151 Age standardised.
↵2-152 Minimum BMI = 27.8 kg/m² for men and 27.3 kg/m² for women.