Table 2.

Incidence Rates of Heart Failure and Unadjusted Hazard Ratios for Incident Heart Failure According to Body Mass Index Category, by Race, Gender, and Age Group, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, 1987–2003

Race, Gender, and Age Group, years	No. of Participants	Heart Failure Incidence Rate per 1,000 Person-Years	BMIa Category
			Overweight (BMI 25–29.9)			Obese (BMI ≥30)
			Proportion of Participants	HR	95% CI	Proportion of Participants	HR	95% CI
White women
<55	3,079	2.59	0.29	1.52	0.92, 2.51	0.21	4.14	2.70, 6.36
≥55	2,580	6.54	0.32	1.56	1.31, 2.14	0.23	2.58	1.89, 3.53
Black women
<55	1,423	6.07	0.35	0.94	0.52, 1.69	0.47	1.63	0.96, 2.76
≥55	927	14.04	0.34	1.04	0.62, 1.72	0.48	1.75	1.10, 2.77
White men
<55	2,476	4.19	0.51	1.65	1.03, 2.64	0.22	2.64	2.01, 3.25
≥55	2,659	11.59	0.51	1.09	0.85, 1.40	0.22	1.98	1.51, 2.59
Black men
<55	830	6.46	0.44	0.93	0.49, 1.73	0.28	2.10	1.16, 3.80
≥55	669	15.23	0.39	1.12	0.72, 1.76	0.26	1.58	1.00, 2.49

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.

^aWeight (kg)/height (m)².