Risk of death or a coronary event in the 14 years after screening examination in fifths of the distribution of body mass index at 18 years of age
| Body mass index fifths (kg/m2) | Number of men | Number of deaths (%) |
Relative odds of death (95% CI)1-150 | Number of coronary events (%) | Relative odds of coronary event (95% CI)1-150 |
| <20.1 | 467 | 88 (19%) | 1.00 | 60 (13%) | 1.00 |
| 20.1 to 21.5 | 467 | 84 (18%) | 0.94 (0.67, 1.32) | 78 (17%) | 1.41 (0.97, 2.04) |
| 21.6 to 22.7 | 467 | 83 (18%) | 0.89 (0.63, 1.25) | 66 (14%) | 1.12 (0.76, 1.63) |
| 22.8 to 24.1 | 467 | 96 (21%) | 1.03 (0.74, 1.45) | 83 (18%) | 1.43 (0.99, 2.06) |
| ⩾24.2 – | 467 | 114 (24%) | 1.29 (0.93, 1.79) | 95 (20%) | 1.73 (1.21, 2.48) |
| Likelihood ratio | χ2 = 5.91; df = 4; p = 0.21 | Likelihood ratio | χ2 = 11.47; df = 4; p = 0.02 |
↵1-150 Relative odds adjusted for age, smoking habit and social class.