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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 8.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA. 2012 Aug 8;308(6):581–590. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.9282

Table 2.

Association between weight status at the time of diabetes incidence and mortality

Total Mortality Cardiovascular Mortality Non-Cardiovascular Mortality

Weight Status at time of Diabetes Incidence Overweight/ Obese (BMI≥ 25 kg/m2) Normal Weight (BMI 18.5 – 24.99 kg/m2) Overweight/ Obese (BMI≥ 25 kg/m2) Normal Weight (BMI 18.5 – 24.99 kg/m2) Overweight/ Obese (BMI≥25 kg/m2) Normal Weight (BMI 18.5 – 24.99 kg/m2)
Full Sample
N 2332 293 2086 265 2163 266
N Events 371 78 149 24 202 51
Event Rate (per 10,000 P–Y) 152.1 284.8 67.8 99.8 87.9 198.1
Pooled analysis *
Unadjusted hazard ratio (95% CI) 1 (Referent) 1.70 (1.33, 2.18) 1 (Referent) 1.31 (0.85, 2.02) 1 (Referent) 2.03 (1.49, 2.77)
Multivariable Model 1 1 (Referent) 1.49 (1.15, 1.93) 1 (Referent) 1.04 (0.65, 1.66) 1 (Referent) 1.79 (1.30, 2.47)
Multivariable Model 2 1 (Referent) 2.08 (1.52, 2.85) 1 (Referent) 1.52 (0.89, 2.58) 1 (Referent) 2.32 (1.55, 3.48)
Meta-analysis §
Unadjusted hazard ratio (95% CI) 1 (Referent) 1.72 (1.33, 2.21) 1 (Referent) 1.24 (0.78, 1.97) 1 (Referent) 1.97 (1.40, 2.76)
Multivariable Model 1 1 (Referent) 1.54 (1.18, 2.02) 1 (Referent) 0.98 (0.59, 1.64) 1 (Referent) 1.78 (1.25, 2.55)
Multivariable Model 2 1 (Referent) 2.01 (1.44, 2.81) 1 (Referent) 1.29 (0.71, 2.33) 1 (Referent) 2.18 (1.39, 3.42)
Cohort-Specific
ARIC
N 1132 108 1132 108 1060 102
N Events 129 16 66 5 57 10
Event Rate (per 10,000 P–Y) 95.6 121.2 49.2 38.1 44.3 78.6
Unadjusted hazard ratio (95% CI) 1 (Referent) 1.23 (0.73, 2.07) 1 (Referent) 0.76 (0.31, 1.89) 1 (Referent) 1.73 (0.88, 3.39)
Multivariable Model 1 1 (Referent) 1.20 (0.71, 2.02) 1 (Referent) 0.74 (0.30, 1.84) 1 (Referent) 1.68 (0.85, 3.32)
Multivariable Model 2 1 (Referent) 1.55 (0.86, 2.79) 1 (Referent) 0.99 (0.37, 2.62) 1 (Referent) 2.10 (0.96, 4.58)
CARDIA -- --
N 246 28 -- -- 237 28
N Events 14 4 -- -- 5 4
Event Rate (per 10,000 P–Y) 60.9 131.7 -- -- 22.4 131.7
Unadjusted hazard ratio (95% CI) 1 (Referent) 1.96 (0.64, 6.00) -- -- 1 (Referent) 5.48 (1.45, 20.71)
Multivariable Model 1 1 (Referent) -- -- -- 1 (Referent) --
Multivariable Model 2 1 (Referent) -- -- -- 1 (Referent) --
CHS
N 143 37 143 37 101 27
N Events 94 31 41 10 52 21
Event Rate (per 10,000 P–Y) 661.6 1230.9 289.0 397.1 451.8 995.9
Unadjusted hazard ratio (95% CI) 1 (Referent) 2.01 (1.33, 3.02) 1 (Referent) 1.42 (0.71, 2.83) 1 (Referent) 2.43 (1.46, 4.05)
Multivariable Model 1 1 (Referent) 1.60 (1.05, 2.43) 1 (Referent) 1.04 (0.51, 2.14) 1 (Referent) 1.84 (1.08, 3.12)
Multivariable Model 2 1 (Referent) 1.81 (1.08, 3.03) 1 (Referent) 1.26 (0.56, 2.87) 1 (Referent) 1.98 (1.02, 3.84)
FOS
N 413 48 413 48 372 40
N Events 115 20 38 6 74 12
Event Rate (per 10,000 P–Y) 211.1 350.6 70.4 108.9 147.6 236.6
Unadjusted hazard ratio (95% CI) 1 (Referent) 1.69 (1.05, 2.71) 1 (Referent) 1.56 (0.66, 3.69) 1 (Referent) 1.61 (0.87, 2.96)
Multivariable Model 1 1 (Referent) 1.82 (1.04, 3.16) 1 (Referent) 1.36 (0.41, 4.54) 1 (Referent) 1.80 (0.91, 3.56)
Multivariable Model 2 1 (Referent) 3.26 (1.47, 7.21) 1 (Referent) 3.45 (0.57, 20.80) 1 (Referent) 2.89 (1.08, 7.78)
MESA
N 398 72 -- -- 393 69
N Events 19 7 -- -- 14 4
Event Rate (per 10,000 P–Y) 109.0 239.6 -- -- 80.9 142.5
Unadjusted hazard ratio (95% CI) 1 (Referent) 2.25 (0.95, 5.36) -- -- 1 (Referent) 1.80 (0.59, 5.47)
Multivariable Model 1 1 (Referent) 1.79 (0.72, 4.41) -- -- 1 (Referent) --
Multivariable Model 2 1 (Referent) 3.50 (1.06, 11.61) -- -- 1 (Referent) --
*

Pooled analysis: total mortality includes all cohorts (n=2,625); cardiovascular mortality includes ARIC, CHS, FOS and MESA (n=2,351); non-cardiovascular mortality includes all cohorts (n=2,429)

Multivariable model 1 includes statistical adjustment for age, race, gender and education

Multivariable model 2 includes statistical adjustment for age, race, gender, education, waist circumference, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, SBP and smoking status (ever vs. never)

§

Fixed effects meta-analysis for total mortality includes ARIC, CHS, FOS and MESA; cardiovascular mortality includes ARIC, CHS and FOS; non-cardiovascular mortality includes ARIC, CHS and FOS