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. 2016 Feb 3;11(2):e0148178. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148178

Table 2. Adjusted Hazard Ratios from Weighted Cox Model, NHANES III-NHANES 2009–2010, United States.

  Model 1 a Model 2b Model 3b Model 4b
(age as time metric) (normal weight + overweight) (class I obese) (class II/III obese)
  HR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI
Reference BMI (18.5–29.9)                
Class I obese (30.0–34.9) 1.59 1.05, 2.41
Class II/III obese (35.0+) 3.41 2.08, 5.60
Class I obese * Age 0.94 0.87, 1.01
Class II/III obese * Age 0.85 0.77, 0.92
Birth cohort * Survey year     1.02 1.00, 1.04 1.03 0.99, 1.07 1.03 0.98, 1.08

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

a Adjusted for race, gender, country of birth, marital status, education, income, health insurance, smoking status, chronic conditions and survey year.

b Adjusted for race, gender, country of birth, marital status, education, income, health insurance, smoking status, chronic conditions, survey year and birth cohort.