Adjusted HRs* for cause-specific mortality by body mass index (BMI) category in elderly men and women. Participants from the Tromsø (1994–1995) and HUNT (1995–1997) studies
| BMI | Respiratory diseases | Cardiovascular diseases | Cancer | Other causes | ||||
| Deaths | HR (95% CI) | Deaths | HR (95% CI) | Deaths | HR (95% CI) | Deaths | HR (95% CI) | |
| Men | ||||||||
| <20.0 | 31 | 4.35 (2.87 to 6.60) | 46 | 1.14 (0.84 to 1.54) | 32 | 1.43 (0.99 to 2.07) | 27 | 1.51 (1.01 to 2.26) |
| 20–22.4 | 62 | 2.45 (1.76 to 3.40) | 141 | 0.98 (0.82 to 1.19) | 103 | 1.22 (0.98 to 1.54) | 82 | 1.28 (0.99 to 1.65) |
| 22.5–24.9 | 103 | 1.58 (1.19 to 2.10) | 410 | 1.07 (0.94 to 1.22) | 255 | 1.17 (0.99 to 1.39) | 173 | 0.97 (0.80 to 1.18) |
| 25.0–27.4 | 87 | 1.00 Reference | 504 | 1.00 Reference | 285 | 1.00 Reference | 233 | 1.00 Reference |
| 27.5–29.9 | 47 | 0.81 (0.57 to 1.16) | 379 | 1.12 (0.98 to 1.28) | 216 | 1.12 (0.94 to 1.34) | 134 | 0.87 (0.70 to 1.07) |
| ≥30.0 | 40 | 1.18 (0.81 to 1.71) | 274 | 1.33 (1.14 to 1.54) | 141 | 1.16 (0.95 to 1.42) | 112 | 1.23 (0.98 to 1.55) |
| Women | ||||||||
| <20.0 | 28 | 3.30 (2.07 to 5.27) | 64 | 1.28 (0.98 to 1.67) | 36 | 1.49 (1.03 to 2.15) | 46 | 2.03 (1.46 to 2.82) |
| 20–22.4 | 42 | 1.83 (1.21 to 2.75) | 178 | 1.21 (1.01 to 1.44) | 77 | 1.16 (0.89 to 1.53) | 108 | 1.56 (1.23 to 1.99) |
| 22.5–24.9 | 59 | 1.32 (0.91 to 1.91) | 298 | 1.01 (0.87 to 1.18) | 145 | 1.12 (0.89 to 1.40) | 168 | 1.20 (0.96 to 1.48) |
| 25.0–27.4 | 52 | 1.00 Reference | 355 | 1.00 Reference | 158 | 1.00 Reference | 168 | 1.00 Reference |
| 27.5–29.9 | 35 | 0.84 (0.54 to 1.28) | 343 | 1.14 (0.98 to 1.32) | 128 | 0.99 (0.78 to 1.25) | 151 | 1.05 (0.84 to 1.31) |
| ≥30.0 | 57 | 1.06 (0.73 to 1.55) | 427 | 1.09 (0.95 to 1.26) | 218 | 1.28 (1.04 to 1.57) | 216 | 1.16 (0.94 to 1.41) |
↵* Adjusted for smoking status, age, marital status, educational level and study site.