Table 2.
All-cause mortality during 33 years of follow-up according to Body Mass Index in different age groups. Mini-Finland Health Examination Survey (n = 3594).
| Body Mass Index | Number of participants | Number of deaths | Persons years of follow-up | Model 1
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Model 2
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Model 3
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| HR | (95% CI) | HR | (95% CI) | HR | (95% CI) | ||||
| 50–69 years | |||||||||
| 18.5–24.9 | 922 | 711 | 17857 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| 25–29.9 | 1222 | 973 | 24453 | 0.98 | (0.89, 1.08) | 0.99 | (0.89, 1.09) | 0.96 | (0.87, 1.06) |
| ≥ 30 | 574 | 485 | 10738 | 1.23 | (1.09, 1.39) | 1.24 | (1.10, 1.40) | 1.14 | (1.01, 1.28) |
| ≥ 70 years | |||||||||
| 18.5–24.9 | 356 | 354 | 2840 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| 25–29.9 | 354 | 354 | 3390 | 0.83 | (0.71, 0.96) | 0.84 | (0.72, 0.97) | 0.77 | (0.66, 0.89) |
| ≥ 30 | 166 | 166 | 1645 | 0.77 | (0.64, 0.93) | 0.81 | (0.67, 0.98) | 0.76 | (0.62, 0.92) |
Notes: Model 1 adjusted for age, sex, education, smoking, alcohol use and physical activity.
Model 2 additionally adjusted for handgrip strength.
Model 3 additionally adjusted for baseline hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer.