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Supplementary Table 6. Population attributable fractions and age-standardized cardiovascular disease burdens attributable to high body mass index in different geographic areas in Taiwan.

City PAF (%) Numbers Age-standardized attributable burdens (per 100,000 person-years)
Deaths YLLs YLDs DALYs Deaths YLLs YLDs DALYs
Yilan County 17.4 [13.1, 21.1] 52 [38, 66] 887 [673, 1075] 815 [615, 997] 1702 [1288, 2072] 7 [5, 9] 125 [94, 150] 112 [85, 137] 237 [178, 287]
Hsinchu County 16.5 [12.2, 20.4] 45 [30, 58] 646 [486, 792] 742 [538, 925] 1388 [1024, 1717] 6 [4, 7] 85 [65, 104] 101 [74, 126] 186 [138, 230]
Miaoli County 16.5 [12.5, 20.1] 64 [46, 81] 1059 [824, 1280] 1180 [877, 1452] 2239 [1701, 2732] 7 [5, 8] 121 [95, 145] 136 [102, 167] 257 [197, 312]
Changhua County 17.5 [12.9, 21.5] 119 [82, 153] 1947 [1439, 2385] 1919 [1405, 2374] 3866 [2845, 4759] 6 [4, 7] 101 [74, 123] 99 [72, 122] 200 [147, 245]
Nantou County 16.7 [12.4, 20.7] 59 [41, 76] 886 [671, 1084] 1033 [753, 1283] 1919 [1424, 2367] 6 [5, 8] 103 [79, 125] 121 [88, 150] 224 [167, 275]
Yunlin County 17.3 [12.8, 21.4] 95 [65, 123] 1488 [1117, 1821] 1358 [991, 1689] 2845 [2108, 3510] 7 [5, 9] 127 [97, 154] 113 [83, 140] 240 [180, 294]
Chiayi County 16.3 [12.4, 19.9] 66 [47, 84] 1117 [850, 1358] 954 [724, 1163] 2071 [1574, 2520] 7 [5, 8] 124 [94, 150] 105 [80, 128] 229 [174, 278]
Pingtung County 17.6 [13.4, 21.4] 104 [75, 130] 1921 [1458, 2324] 1645 [1248, 2000] 3566 [2706, 4323] 7 [5, 9] 143 [107, 173] 119 [89, 144] 261 [196, 318]
Taitung County 21.9 [16.8, 26.3] 47 [34, 58] 930 [719, 1110] 497 [376, 602] 1427 [1095, 1712] 13 [9, 16] 273 [209, 325] 139 [104, 168] 412 [313, 493]
Hualien County 18.9[14.1, 23.1] 39 [28, 50] 616 [459, 753] 629 [471, 771] 1245 [930, 1524] 7 [5, 9] 115 [84, 140] 117 [87, 143] 231 [171, 284]
Penghu County 17.0 [13.0, 20.6] 13 [9, 16] 216 [168, 259] 148 [111, 182] 364 [280, 441] 7 [5, 9] 132 [104, 156] 92 [70, 112] 223 [174, 268]
Keelung City 19.3 [14.8, 23.5] 62 [44, 78] 945 [735, 1141] 625 [466, 769] 1570 [1201, 1910] 10 [7, 13] 154 [120, 186] 104 [76, 129] 258 [196, 315]
Hsinchu City 16.8 [12.5, 20.8] 31 [21, 40] 483 [367, 591] 499 [364, 622] 982 [731, 1213] 5 [4, 7] 82 [63, 101] 87 [63, 109] 170 [126, 210]
Chiayi City 16.8 [12.8, 20.3] 22 [16, 27] 366 [282, 442] 378 [287, 460] 744 [569, 902] 5 [4, 6] 87 [67, 106] 94 [70, 114] 181 [137, 220]
Taipei City 16.9 [12.7, 20.7] 283 [197, 365] 4371 [3323, 5333] 3513 [2593, 4350] 7884 [5916, 9682] 6 [4, 8] 97 [74, 118] 78 [58, 97] 176 [132, 215]
Kaohsiung City 18.0 [13.6, 21.9] 281 [203, 354] 4965 [3789, 6004] 4091 [3064, 5011] 9056 [6853, 11015] 7 [5, 9] 117 [87, 142] 95 [69, 117] 212 [157, 259]
New Taipei City 19.8 [14.9, 24.1] 440 [313, 558] 7420 [5618, 9010] 5304 [3960, 6499] 12723 [9578, 15510] 8 [6, 11] 131 [96, 161] 92 [67, 115] 223 [163, 276]
Taichung City 17.5 [13.2, 21.3] 185 [134, 230] 3366 [2542, 4080] 3430 [2585, 4185] 6795 [5127, 8265] 5 [4, 7] 91 [67, 112] 93 [69, 114] 184 [136, 225]
Tainan City 17.3 [13.0, 21.1] 168 [120, 212] 3024 [2290, 3668] 2857 [2141, 3488] 5882 [4431, 7157] 6 [4, 7] 105 [79, 127] 98 [72, 119] 202 [151, 247]
Taoyuan City 19.6 [14.9, 23.7] 163 [118, 204] 2829 [2177, 3401] 2647 [1985, 3227] 5476 [4161, 6628] 6 [4, 8] 103 [78, 125] 98 [72, 120] 201 [150, 244]

Presented with point estimates with 95% uncertainty interval.

BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DALY, disability adjusted life year; PAF, population attributable fractions; YLD, years of life lost; YLL, years lives with disability.