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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 4.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2010 Dec 15;123(4):e18–e209. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e3182009701

Table 17–2.

Multivariable Association Between Body Mass Index and Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease Among 320 252 Adults

BMI, kg/m2 Adjusted RR
(95% CI)
18.5–24.9 (Normal weight) 1.00 (Reference)
25.0–29.9 (Overweight) 1.87 (1.64–2.14)
30.0–34.9 (Class I obesity) 3.57 (3.05–4.18)
35.0–39.9 (Class II obesity) 6.12 (4.97–7.54)
≥40.0 (Extreme obesity) 7.07 (5.37–9.31)

BMI indicates body mass index; RR, relative risk; CI, confidence interval.