TABLE 2—

Relative Risk (RRs) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), Stroke, and Total Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Associated With Obesity Among Black and White Men and Women: Black Pooling Project

	CHD, RR (95% CI)	Stroke, RR (95% CI)	Cardiovascular Disease, RR (95% CI)
Total population
Model 1
Blacks	1.12 (0.91, 1.38)	0.81 (0.61, 1.09)	0.97 (0.84, 1.12)
Whites	1.33a (1.19, 1.48)	1.33a (1.08, 1.65)	1.34a (1.22, 1.46)
Model 2
Blacks	1.01 (0.81, 1.26)	0.84 (0.63, 1.13)	1.02 (0.88, 1.20)
Whites	1.50a (1.34, 1.69)	1.40a (1.12, 1.73)	1.48a (1.35, 1.62)
Model 3
Blacks	0.87 (0.69, 1.09)	0.84 (0.61, 1.16)	0.91 (0.77, 1.05)
Whites	1.21a (1.07, 1.36)	1.14 (0.91, 1.44)	1.18a (1.07, 1.29)
Women
Model 1
Blacks	1.21 (0.90, 1.61)	0.98 (0.68, 1.43)	1.12 (0.93, 1.36)
Whites	1.55a (1.32, 1.81)	1.37a (1.04, 1.81)	1.52a (1.34, 1.72)
Model 2
Blacks	1.18 (0.88, 1.60)	1.08 (0.73, 1.60)	1.14 (0.94, 1.39)
Whites	1.67a (1.42, 1.97)	1.42a (1.07, 1.60)	1.61a (1.42, 1.82)
Model 3
Blacks	1.03 (0.76, 1.42)	0.96 (0.64, 1.45)	1.02 (0.83, 1.25)
Whites	1.32a (1.12, 1.57)	1.15 (0.85, 1.54)	1.27a (1.12, 1.45)
Men
Model 1
Blacks	0.94 (0.65, 1.34)	0.73 (0.40, 1.33)	0.96 (0.74, 1.24)
Whites	1.32a (1.12, 1.54)	1.46a (1.04, 2.07)	1.32a (1.16, 1.51)
Model 2
Blacks	0.96 (0.65, 1.40)	0.74 (0.39, 1.40)	0.99 (0.76, 1.31)
Whites	1.43a (1.21, 1.69)	1.50a (1.05, 2.14)	1.42a (1.24, 1.63)
Model 3
Blacks	0.86 (0.57, 1.28)	0.65 (0.34, 1.25)	0.88 (0.66, 1.17)
Whites	1.18a (1.00, 1.41)	1.23 (0.85, 1.78)	1.16a (1.01, 1.34)

Note. Model 1 was adjusted for age. Model 2 was adjusted for age and smoking status. Model 3 was adjusted for age, smoking status, cholesterol, diabetes, and hypertension. Obese was defined as having a body mass index (weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) as 30.0–34.9 kg/m².

^aP = .05.