5-year mortality in relation to admission weight status*, among patients with diabetes hospitalized for heart failure
* Underweight (18.5 kg/m2 < body mass index [BMI]), normal weight (18.5 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 25 kg/m2), overweight (25 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 30 kg/m2), Class I obesity (30 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 35 kg/m2), Class II obesity (35 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 40 kg/m2), and Class III obesity (40 kg/m2 ≤ BMI).
Crude HRs (black) adjusted for study cohort. Multivariate-adjusted HRs (grey) adjusted for study cohort (1995 versus 2000), age (categorical), sex, DNR, GFR (continuous), length of stay (continuous), history of hypertension, history of COPD, history of PVD, history of PCI, history of CABG, and history of atrial fibrillation.