Hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) per quartile of BMI (Q1–4) and per 5 kg/m2 for all cause and cancer mortality
| All causes | All cancers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of deaths | Hazard ratio (adj. for year of birth) | Hazard ratio (fully adjusted)* | No. of deaths | Hazard ratio (adj. for year of birth) | Hazard ratio (fully adjusted)* | |
| *Adjusted for height, number of siblings, pulse rate, birth order and smoking and for age in menarche in females. †Reference category. ‡Trend over quartiles of BMI. §Trend per kg/m2 of BMI. | ||||||
| Males | ||||||
| Q1† | 233 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 80 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Q2 | 221 | 0.93 (0.78 to 1.12) | 0.95 (0.79 to 1.14) | 83 | 1.03 (0.76 to 1.40) | 1.04 (0.76 to 1.41) |
| Q3 | 228 | 0.96 (0.80 to 1.16) | 0.97 (0.81 to 1.17) | 77 | 0.96 (0.70 to 1.31) | 0.96 (0.70 to 1.32) |
| Q4 | 289 | 1.08 (0.91 to 1.19) | 1.10 (0.92 to 1.32) | 99 | 1.12 (0.83 to 1.51) | 1.14 (0.84 to 1.54) |
| P(trend)‡ | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.55 | 0.48 | ||
| Per 5 kg/m2 | 971 | 1.16 (1.02 to 1.33) | 1.18 (1.03 to 1.35) | 339 | 1.20 (0.96 to 2.50) | 1.22 (0.97 to 1.53) |
| P(trend)§ | 0.027 | 0.015 | 0.12 | 0.090 | ||
| Females | ||||||
| Q1† | 27 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Q2 | 31 | 1.22 (0.73 to 2.25) | 1.31 (0.78 to 2.21) | 19 | 1.43 (0.72 to 2.85) | 1.53 (0.76 to 3.07) |
| Q3 | 35 | 1.28 (0.77 to 2.12) | 1.37 (0.83 to 2.29) | 25 | 1.80 (0.93 to 3.46) | 1.94 (1.00 to 3.75) |
| Q4 | 45 | 1.58 (0.98 to 2.55) | 1.64 (1.01 to 2.67) | 24 | 1.68 (0.87 to 3.25) | 1.79 (0.92 to 3.49) |
| P(trend)‡ | 0.061 | 0.050 | 0.098 | 0.069 | ||
| Per 5 kg/m2 | 138 | 1.31 (0.95 to 1.79) | 1.31 (0.96 to 1.80) | 82 | 1.39 (0.92 to 2.10) | 1.43 (0.95 to 2.16) |
| P(trend)§ | 0.10 | 0.096 | 0.13 | 0.098 | ||