Figure 3. Mortality by Weight Change in 1975–1981 among Those with No Intention to Lose Weight in 1975.

Probability of survival from baseline in 1982 through 1999 among 1,899 participants who in 1975 reported no intention to lose weight and who either lost weight, gained more than 1.0 kg/m² in BMI, or remained stable, i.e., were unchanged or gained less than 1.0 kg/m² in BMI, between 1975 and 1981. The survival probability was adjusted as in Figure 2. Note that the participants with weight loss had about the same survival rates throughout the 18 y of observation as those with stable weight, whereas those gaining weight showed a lower survival rate.