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Table 2 Cox-proportional hazards regression model for the incidence of diabetes, cardio-cerebrovascular diseases, or all-cause mortality according to body mass index category

From: Body mass index at baseline directly predicts new-onset diabetes and to a lesser extent incident cardio-cerebrovascular events, but has a J-shaped relationship to all-cause mortality

  

Underweight

(BMI < 18.5 kg/m2)

Normal

(18.5–< 23 kg/m2)

Overweight

(23–< 25 kg/m2)

Grade 1 Obesity

(25–< 30 kg/m2)

Grade 2 Obesity

(30–< 35 kg/m2)

Grade 2 Obesity

(≥35 kg/m2)

Primary Outcomesa

Men

1.293

(1.224–1.365)

1

1.101

(1.073–1.129)

1.320

(1.288–1.353)

1.789

(1.689–1.897)

2.376

(2.019–2.857)

 

Women

1.084

(1.010–1.163)

1

1.150

(1.116–1.185)

1.385

(1.346–1.425)

1.865

(1.725–2.019)

2.472

(2.025–3.028)

Diabetes

Men

0.843

(0.717–0.990)

1

1.603

(1.524–1.685)

2.431

(2.321–2.546)

4.784

(4.371–5.237)

5.592

(3.845–6.624)

 

Women

0.744

(0.607–0.911)

1

1.624

(1.528–1.725)

2.567

(2.43–2.712)

4.372

(3.991–4.788)

4.808

(3.624–6.378)

CCVDs

Men

0.974

(0.894–1.060)

1

1.109

(1.073–1.146)

1.200

(1.162–1.241)

1.351

(1.226–1.489)

1.002

(0.551–1.821)

 

Women

0.907

(0.827–0.995)

1

1.099

(1.060–1.140)

1.169

(1.128–1.211)

1.264

(1.158–1.380)

1.462

(1.101–2.215)

All-cause mortality

Men

1.710

(1.596–1.832)

1

0.780

(0.744–0.817)

0.730

(0.694–0.767)

0.948

(0.807–1.114)

1.029

(0.613–1.863)

 

Women

1.698

(1.524–1.893)

1

0.801

(0.744–0.862)

0.830

(0.773–0.891)

1.123

(0.949–1.331)

1.368

(0.869–2.306)

  1. Adjusted for age, systolic blood pressure, glucose, total cholesterol, tobacco smoking, alcohol intake, physical activity, and economic status
  2. Abbreviation: CCVDs Cardio-cerebrovascular diseases
  3. aPrimary outcomes include diabetes mellitus, cardio-cerebrovascular diseases, or all-cause mortality