Table 3.
Relative Risk of CHD, by category of body mass index and associated comorbid conditions among men, the Health Professionals Follow-up Study*
| BMI | None (Cases = 1571) | Hypercholesterolemia Only (Cases = 186) | Hypertension Only (Cases = 643) | Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertension (Cases = 168) | Diabetes (Cases = 203) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multivariate RR* (95% CI) | ||||||||||
| 18.5–22.9 | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref) | |||||
| 23.0–24.9 | 1.07 (0.90–1.26) | 0.99 (0.55–1.79) | 1.28 (0.92–1.77) | 0.79 (0.32–1.96) | 1.08 (0.49–2.41) | |||||
| 25.0–26.9 | 1.44 (1.22–1.70) | 1.61 (0.89–2.91) | 1.40 (1.02–1.92) | 0.76 (0.33–1.78) | 0.83 (0.38–1.86) | |||||
| 27.0–29.9 | 1.76 (1.48–2.10) | 1.04 (0.52–2.06) | 1.58 (1.14–2.17) | 0.96 (0.40–2.30) | 1.72 (0.75–3.92) | |||||
| 30.0+ | 1.95 (1.57–2.42) | 1.84 (0.79–4.26) | 1.60 (1.12–2.28) | 1.86 (0.74–4.71) | 2.75 (1.23–6.14) | |||||
| P Trend | <0.0001 | 0.16 | 0.0049 | 0.045 | 0.0021 | |||||
*
Adjusted for age, family history of myocardial infarction, smoking, height, marital status, profession, intake of alcohol, saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, trans fat, folate, vitamin E, and total energy.