Number of deaths and death rate ratios (95% CI) by BMI category among all subjects
| Cause of death | <18 | 18<20 | 20<22 (ref) | 22<24 | 24<26 | 26<28 | 28+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The table shows numbers of deaths and death rate ratios and their 95% confidence intervals for each BMI category compared with the reference category for various causes of death, adjusting for age at recruitment, sex, smoking, and pre-existing cardiovascular disease or diabetes. | |||||||
| All causes | 71 | 185 | 243 | 274 | 207 | 91 | 63 |
| 2.07 (1.58 to 2.70) | 1.24 (1.02 to 1.50) | 1.00 | 1.12 (0.94 to 1.33) | 1.29 (1.07 to 1.56) | 1.15 (0.90 to 1.47) | 1.28 (0.97 to 1.70) | |
| All malignant neoplasms | 12 | 62 | 97 | 93 | 74 | 19 | 15 |
| 1.00 (0.55 to 1.83) | 1.11 (0.80 to 1.52) | 1.00 | 0.97 (0.73 to 1.30) | 1.23 (0.90 to 1.67) | 0.66 (0.40 to 1.09) | 0.81 (0.47 to 1.41) | |
| Circulatory diseases | 34 | 64 | 87 | 106 | 87 | 51 | 42 |
| 2.48 (1.66 to 3.71) | 1.12 (0.81 to 1.56) | 1.00 | 1.16 (0.88 to 1.55) | 1.39 (1.02 to 1.87) | 1.56 (1.10 to 2.22) | 2.12 (1.46 to 3.08) | |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 16 | 28 | 42 | 63 | 43 | 34 | 24 |
| 2.49 (1.39 to 4.46) | 0.99 (0.61 to 1.60) | 1.00 | 1.36 (0.92 to 2.02) | 1.28 (0.83 to 1.98) | 1.84 (1.16 to 2.93) | 2.29 (1.37 to 3.81) | |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 11 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 9 |
| 3.47 (1.66 to 7.25) | 1.66 (0.91 to 3.02) | 1.00 | 1.52 (0.88 to 2.64) | 1.50 (0.82 to 2.75) | 1.41 (0.66 to 3.03) | 1.93 (0.88 to 4.27) | |
| Respiratory diseases | 12 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 2 |
| 3.69 (1.79 to 7.59) | 1.22 (0.64 to 2.32) | 1.00 | 1.13 (0.63 to 2.03) | 1.47 (0.80 to 2.70) | 0.66 (0.25 to 1.77) | 0.43 (0.10 to 1.87) | |
| All other causes | 13 | 42 | 38 | 50 | 24 | 16 | 4 |
| 2.63 (1.39 to 4.99) | 1.87 (1.20 to 2.90) | 1.00 | 1.38 (0.90 to 2.11) | 1.10 (0.66 to 1.85) | 1.57 (0.86 to 2.84) | 0.66 (0.23 to 1.85) | |