Table 3.

Association Between Body Mass Index and Various Health Conditions by Gender^*

	BMI, kg/m2
	Men						Women
	25–29 vs. ≤25		30–34.9 vs. ≤25		≥35 vs. ≤25		25–29 vs. ≤25		30–34.9 vs. ≤25		≥35 vs. ≤25
Factor	PR*,†	95% CI	PR	95% CI	PR	95% CI	PR	95% CI	PR	95% CI	PR	95% CI
General health perception
Excellent/very good	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
Good	1.08	0.97–1.21	1.21	1.05–1.40	2.09	1.65–2.64	1.11	1.01–1.23	1.25	1.12–1.40	1.44	1.27–1.63
Fair/poor	1.05	0.91–1.20	1.30	1.10–1.53	2.88	2.27–3.65	1.13	1.01–1.27	1.34	1.19–1.52	1.70	1.50–1.93
Two or more medical condltionst‡
Yes	1.08	0.96–1.21	1.28	1.11–1.47	1.75	1.46–2.09	1.10	0.99–1.21	1.19	1.07–1.32	1.36	1.23–1.51
High blood pressure
Yes	1.28	1.12–1.46	1.56	1.35–1.82	2.57	2.13–3.10	1.18	1.04–1.32	1.30	1.16–1.46	1.47	1.31–1.64
High cholesterol
Yes	1.30	1.11–1.52	1.59	1.33–1.90	2.24	1.80–2.80	1.12	0.98–1.27	1.17	1.02–1.33	1.26	1.10–1.45
Gall bladder disease
Yes	1.20	0.93–1.55	1.34	1.01–1.79	1.59	1.11–2.30	1.14	1.01–1.29	1.23	1.09–1.39	1.39	1.24–1.55
Bone fracture after age 18 y
Yes	0.95	0.85–1.07	0.94	0.81–1.08	0.86	0.71–1.04	1.03	0.92–1.16	1.03	0.91–1.16	1.05	0.93–1.19
Arthritis
Yes	1.03	0.88–1.21	1.18	0.99–1.42	1.47	1.18–1.84	1.02	0.90–1.16	1.04	0.91–1.18	1.15	1.01–1.30
Asthma
Yes	0.92	0.74–1.13	1.19	0.97–1.45	1.24	0.95–1.61	1.03	0.90–1.19	1.12	0.98–1.28	1.29	1.15–1.45
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Yes	0.95	0.73–1.24	1.10	0.80–1.50	1.13	0.77–1.64	1.08	0.88–1.33	1.14	0.92–1.40	1.16	0.95–1.42
Depression
Yes	1.01	0.85–1.18	1.05	0.86–1.28	1.17	0.92–1.50	0.99	0.88–1.11	1.01	0.90–1.14	1.05	0.94–1.18
Type 2 diabetes
Yes	1.14	0.94–1.37	1.34	1.09–1.64	1.74	1.37–2.21	1.19	1.01–1.40	1.28	1.11–1.48	1.47	1.29–1.68

^*BMI indicates body mass index: PR, prevalence ratio; CI, confidence interval.

^†PRs adjusted for age, region, and smoking status.

^‡Risk of having the condition versus not having it by level of BMI.