Risk of death or a coronary event in the 14 years after screening examination in fifths of distribution of change in body mass index from 18 years to recruitment
| Fifth of change in body mass index (kg/m2) | Mean weight change (kg) | Total men |
Deaths n (%) |
Relative odds3-150
†
§
(95% CI) |
Coronary events n (%) |
Relative odds3-150
‡
(95% CI) |
| −10.5 to +0.86 | −3.5 | 466 | 123 (26%) | 1.00 | 78 (17%) | 1.00 |
| 0.87 to 2.84 | 5.7 | 467 | 91 (19%) | 0.77 (0.56, 1.06) | 83 (18%) | 1.19 (0.84, 1.68) |
| 2.85 to 4.53 | 10.8 | 467 | 79 (17%) | 0.71 (0.51, 0.98) | 73 (16%) | 1.09 (0.76, 1.56) |
| 4.54 to 6.63 | 16.1 | 467 | 68 (15%) | 0.58 (0.41, 0.82) | 65 (14%) | 0.96 (0.67, 1.39) |
| 6.64 to 25.4 | 27.0 | 466 | 103 (22%) | 0.97 (0.70, 1.32) | 83 (18%) | 1.26 (0.89, 1.80) |
↵3-150 Relative odds adjusted for age, smoking habit and social class. †Trend χ2 = 0.86, df = 1, p = 0.35. Heterogeneity χ2 = 13.5, df = 4, p = 0.009. ‡Trend χ2 = 0.46, df = 1, p = 0.50. Heterogeneity χ2 = 3.19, df = 4, p = 0.53. §Quadratic term significant.