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Table 1. Population attributable fractions and age-standardized cardiovascular disease burdens attributable to high body mass index.

Disease Sex PAF (%) Numbers Age-standardized attributable burdens (per 100,000 person years)
Deaths YLLs YLDs DALYs Deaths YLLs YLDs DALYs
Cardiovascular disease Both 18.0 [13.5, 21.9] 2338 [1660, 2963] 39481 [29987, 47910] 34265 [25556, 42049] 73745 [55543, 89959] 10 [7, 13] 168 [128, 204] 146 [109, 179] 314 [236, 383]
Women 15.6 [11.4, 19.6] 837 [553, 1103] 11600 [8387, 14564] 14331 [10449, 17902] 25931 [18836, 32466] 7 [5, 9] 98 [71, 124] 122 [89, 152] 220 [160, 276]
Men 19.6 [15.0, 23.5] 1501 [1107, 1860] 27880 [21600, 33346] 19934 [15107, 24148] 47814 [36707, 57493] 13 [9, 16] 238 [184, 285] 170 [129, 206] 408 [313, 491]
Ischemic heart disease Both 19.7 [15.1, 23.8] 2108 [1517, 2652] 34086 [26147, 41129] 13725 [10541, 16509] 47811 [36688, 57638] 6 [4, 7] 96 [73, 116] 39 [29, 47] 135 [102, 163]
Women 17.1 [12.7, 21.1] 747 [504, 974] 9698 [7136, 12063] 5589 [4248, 6802] 15287 [11384, 18866] 4 [3, 5] 52 [38, 64] 30 [22, 37] 82 [60, 101]
Men 21.3 [16.6, 25.4] 1361 [1013, 1678] 24388 [19011, 29065] 8136 [6293, 9707] 32524 [25304, 38772] 8 [6, 10] 142 [109, 171] 48 [36, 57] 190 [145, 228]
Ischemic stroke Both 15.4 [11.2, 19.2] 230 [143, 311] 5395 [3840, 6781] 20539 [15015, 25541] 25934 [18855, 32322] 1 [0, 1] 15 [11, 19] 58 [42, 72] 73 [53, 91]
Women 14.0 [9.8, 17.8] 90 [49, 129] 1902 [1251, 2501] 8742[6201, 11099] 10644 [7452, 13600] 0 [0, 1] 10 [7, 14] 47 [33, 59] 57 [40, 73]
Men 16.6 [12.4, 20.4] 140 [94, 183] 3493 [2589, 4280] 11798[8814, 14441] 15290 [11403, 18721] 1 [1, 1] 21 [15, 25] 69 [51, 85] 90 [66, 110]

Presented with point estimates with 95% uncertainty intervals.

DALY, disability adjusted life years; PAF, population attributable fractions; YLD, years of life lost; YLL, years lived with disability.