Table 2.

Odds Ratios^* for Stroke by BMI Category, Under 3 Models, with Stratification by Sex and Race

	Reduced Model (age, sex, race)	Intermediate Model (age, sex, race, smoking)	Full Model (age, sex, race, smoking, HTN, DM)
All (n=2291)
Overweight	1.12 (0.91–1.38)	1.13 (0.92–1.40)	1.02 (0.82–1.27)
Obese	1.57 (1.28–1.94)	1.65 (1.33–2.04)	1.21 (0.96–1.51)
Males (n=1147)
Overweight	1.13 (0.84–1.53)	1.22 (0.90–1.66)	1.04 (0.76–1.43)
Obese	1.73 (1.27–2.40)	1.92 (1.40–2.65)	1.34 (0.96–1.88)
Females (n = 1144)
Overweight	1.13 (0.84–1.52)	1.06 (0.78–1.44)	0.99 (0.72–1.36)
Obese	1.46 (1.10–1.95)	1.42 (1.06–1.91)	1.07 (0.79–1.46)
Whites (n = 1221)
Overweight	1.05 (0.80–1.40)	1.07 (0.80–1.42)	0.99 (0.74–1.33)
Obese	1.37 (1.02–1.82)	1.40 (1.04–1.88)	1.04 (0.76–1.43)
Blacks (n = 958)
Overweight	1.08 (0.76–1.53)	1.09 (0.76–1.54)	0.96 (0.67–1.38)
Obese	1.62(1.16–2.25)	1.71 (1.22–2.39)	1.26 (0.89–1.79)

BMI indicates body mass index; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus

^*Reference category is normal BMI