FIGURE 2—

Hazard ratios for total mortality per 5-unit increase in body mass index among Asian Americans, aged 35–69 years, according to selected characteristics: pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies, United States.

Note. CI = confidence interval; HR = hazard ratio. Participants had no history of cancer or heart disease at baseline and had a body mass index of at least 22.5 kg/m². Dots indicate the HRs and horizontal lines indicate 95% CIs. The HRs were stratified by study and adjusted for age, gender, education (high school, some college, college graduate), marital status (married, not married), smoking status (never, former, current), physical activity (low, medium, high), and alcohol consumption (0, > 0 g/day), except for the stratification variable.