Table 1.

Predicted hazard ratios for all-cause mortality.

Subgroup	BMI	HR	95% CI	I2	Q-Test	Wald Test
General population	15	1.60	1.39–1.84	86.1%	p < 0.001	p < 0.001
	20	1.13	1.07–1.18
	25	1.00	1.00–1.00
	30	1.12	1.06–1.18
	35	1.58	1.35–1.84
	40	2.80	2.05–3.82
Elderly	15	2.68	1.40–5.11	81.7%	p < 0.001	p < 0.001
	20	1.36	1.10–1.68
	25	1.00	1.00–1.00
	30	1.07	1.00–1.15
	35	1.68	1.23–2.29
	40	3.84	1.74–8.44
Diabetes	15	2.14	1.73–2.65	84.3%	p < 0.001	p < 0.001
	20	1.31	1.22–1.40
	25	1.00	1.00–1.00
	30	0.96	0.94–0.98
	35	1.15	1.07–1.24
	40	1.74	1.41–2.14
CVD	15	2.45	1.95–3.09	91.5%	p < 0.001	p < 0.001
	20	1.42	1.29–1.57
	25	1.00	1.00–1.00
	30	0.85	0.79–0.92
	35	0.89	0.77–1.02
	40	1.11	0.88–1.40
Cancer	15	1.49	1.17–1.90	73.9%	p < 0.001	p < 0.001
	20	1.13	1.02–1.24
	25	1.00	1.00–1.00
	30	1.04	0.98–1.11
	35	1.27	1.12–1.44
	40	1.83	1.46–2.28
Other	15	2.00	1.55–2.58	82.3%	p < 0.001	p < 0.001
	20	1.31	1.19–1.45
	25	1.00	1.00–1.00
	30	0.88	0.83–0.94
	35	0.90	0.81–1.01
	40	1.07	0.89–1.29

BMI—body-mass index, CI—confidence interval, CVD—cardiovascular disease, HR—hazard ratio.