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. 2014 Jul 8;11(7):e1001673. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001673

Table 7. Years of life lost and 95% confidence intervals by BMI category.

Group BMI (kg/m2)
18.5–24.9 (n = 304,011) 40.0–44.9 (n = 6,803) 45.0–49.9 (n = 1,978) 50.0–54.9 (n = 627) 55.0–59.9 (n = 156)
Total Reference 6.5 (5.7–7.3) 8.9 (7.4–10.4) 9.8 (7.4–12.2) 13.7 (10.5–16.9)
Men Reference 6.5 (5.6–7.4) 10.8 (9.3–12.3) 10.6 (7.6–13.6) 17.0 (12.9–21.1)
Women Reference 6.9 (6.1–7.7) 9.1 (7.9–10.3) 10.3 (8.3–12.3) 13.1 (9.0–17.2)

Data are years of life lost (95% CI). Based on proportional hazards regression models using attained age as the underlying time metric and adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity (white [all participants in the Swedish and Australian cohorts were coded as white], black, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, other/unknown), education (high school or less, post–high school, college, unknown), alcohol intake (grams per day: 0, >0 to <10, ≥10, unknown), physical activity level (cohort-specific tertiles corresponding to low, medium, and high), and study.