Table 4.

Hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) for coronary heart disease according to one standard deviation increases in body mass index during childhood

Age (years)	Ponderal index at birth		All
	<26 (n=1851)	>26 (n=2723)
1	0.89 (0.77 to 1.04)	0.80 (0.69 to 0.93)	0.83 (0.75 to 0.92)
2	0.99 (0.84 to 1.16)	0.77 (0.66 to 0.89)	0.84 (0.76 to 0.94)
3	1.06 (0.90 to 1.25)	0.73 (0.63 to 0.85)	0.85 (0.76 to 0.95)
4	1.09 (0.93 to 1.29)	0.75 (0.64 to 0.88)	0.87 (0.78 to 0.98)
5	1.13 (0.95 to 1.34)	0.73 (0.62 to 0.86)	0.87 (0.77 to 0.98)
6	1.19 (1.01 to 1.41)	0.70 (0.59 to 0.84)	0.89 (0.79 to 1.00)
7	1.22 (1.03 to 1.44)	0.75 (0.63 to 0.90)	0.94 (0.83 to 1.06)
8	1.23 (1.04 to 1.45)	0.80 (0.66 to 0.95)	0.97 (0.86 to 1.10)
9	1.20 (1.02 to 1.43)	0.77 (0.64 to 0.93)	0.94 (0.83 to 1.07)
10	1.22 (1.03 to 1.46)	0.81 (0.67 to 0.97)	0.97 (0.86 to 1.10)
11	1.23 (1.05 to 1.45)	0.87 (0.73 to 1.05)	1.02 (0.90 to 1.16)
12	1.23 (1.04 to 1.46)	0.89 (0.74 to 1.07)	1.03 (0.91 to 1.17)