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. 2001 Apr 21;322(7292):949–953. doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7292.949

Table 3.

Hazard ratios for coronary heart disease according to body size at one year

Hazard ratio
(95% CI)
No of cases/No of men
Weight (kg):
 ⩽9 1.82 (1.25 to 2.64) 96/781
 -10 1.17 (0.80 to 1.71) 85/1126
 -11 1.12 (0.77 to 1.64) 89/1243
 -12 0.94 (0.62 to 1.44) 49/852
 >12 1.00 38/619
 P for trend <0.0001
Height (cm):
 ⩽73 1.55 (1.11 to 2.18) 79/636
 -75 0.90 (0.63 to 1.27) 68/962
 -77 0.94 (0.68 to 1.31) 87/1210
 -79 0.83 (0.58 to 1.18) 64/1011
 >79 1.00 59/802
 P for trend 0.007
Body mass index (kg/m2):
 ⩽16 1.83 (1.28 to 2.60) 72/654
 -17 1.61 (1.15 to 2.25) 89/936
 -18 1.29 (0.91 to 1.81) 83/1136
 -19 1.12 (0.77 to 1.62) 59/941
 >19 1.00 54/954
 P for trend 0.0004
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