FIGURE.

Multivariate hazard ratios for all-cause mortality by body mass index (BMI), adjusted for age, ethnicity, examination year, test site, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking status, and cardiovascular disease medications (solid line), and with additional adjustment for fitness, entered as a continuous variable (dashed line). Error bars are 95% confidence intervals. Number of men and number and percentage of deaths are given below each BMI category. *Differs significantly from reference group (P<.001).