Table 3. Overweight-associated mortality risk.

Target parameter	Exposure	Reference	Risk (95% CI)		Source
			Women	Men
All cause mortality	BMI >25 to <30	BMI ≥18.5 to 25	RR = 0.97 (0.93 to 0.99)	RR = 0.97 (0.92 to 1.01)	Meta-analysis (6)
	BMI 25.0 to <26.5	BMI 23.5 to 25	RR = 1.01 (0.92 to 1.11)	RR = 0.91 (0.84 to 0.99)	Cohort study (5)
	BMI 26.5 to <28.0	BMI 23.5 to 25	RR = 1.07 (0.97 to 1.18)	RR = 0.96 (0.88 to 1.04)	Cohort study (5)
	BMI 28.0 to <30.0	BMI 23.5 to 25	RR = 1.11 (1.00 to 1.22)	RR = 1.08 (1.00 to 1.17)	Cohort study (5)
Overall cancer mortality	BMI >25 to <30	BMI ≥18.5 to 25	RR = 0.99 (0.92 to 1.05)	RR = 0.93 (0.89 to 0.97)	Meta-analysis (6)
CVD mortality	BMI >25 to <30	BMI ≥18.5 to 25	RR = 1.03 (0.95 to 1.12)	RR = 1.10 (1.03 to 1.16)	Meta-analysis (6)
CHD mortality	BMI >25 to <30	BMI ≥18.5 to 25	RR = 1.10 (1.00 to 1.20)	RR = 1.16 (1.09 to 1.24)	Meta-analysis (6)

BMI, body mass index (in kg/m2); CI, confidence interval; CVD, cardiovascular disease; CHD, coronary heart disease; RR, relative risk