Average annual weight change over 10 years, absolute weight change over 10 years, and estimated risk of diabetes risk in a cohort of overweight adults, First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Epidemiologic Follow-up Study, 1971–1992
| Annual weight change (kg/y) | Absolute weight change (kg/10y) | Odds ratio4-150 | 95% confidence intervals |
| −2.0 | −20 | 0.45 | 0.34, 0.60 |
| −1.5 | −15 | 0.55 | 0.44, 0.68 |
| −1.0 | −10 | 0.67 | 0.58, 0.78 |
| −0.5 | −5 | 0.82 | 0.76, 0.88 |
| −0.1 | −1 | 0.96 | 0.95, 0.97 |
| 0 | 0 | 1.00 | |
| 0.1 | 1 | 1.04 | 1.03, 1.06 |
| 0.5 | 5 | 1.22 | 1.13, 1.31 |
| 1.0 | 10 | 1.49 | 1.29, 1.73 |
| 1.5 | 15 | 1.82 | 1.46, 2.27 |
| 2.0 | 20 | 2.22 | 1.66, 2.98 |
↵4-150 Odds ratios are adjusted for age, age2, BMI, sex, race, skinfold ratio and systolic blood pressure.