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. 2016 Aug 22;6:31609. doi: 10.1038/srep31609

Table 3. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for all-cause mortality, according to Body Mass Index.

Variables Body Mass Index
<15.0 15.0–17.4 17.5–19.9 20.0–22.4 22.5–24.9 25.0–27.4 27.5–29.9 30.0–32.4 32.5–34.9 ≥35.0
All subjects 210 3384 37326 140462 131610 43693 12257 3082 588 181
 No. of deaths 40 297 1885 4968 4073 1151 332 74 15 8
 Age and sex adjusted HR (95% CI) 1.73 (1.26–2.36) 1.11 (0.99–1.25) 1.05 (0.99–1.11) 1.06 (1.01–1.10) 1.00 0.73 (0.68–0.78) 0.66 (0.59–0.74) 0.56 (0.44–0.70) 0.46 (0.28–0.76) 0.99 (0.49–1.97)
 Multivariate HRa (95% CI) 1.61 (1.17–2.23) 1.07 (0.94–1.20) 1.04 (0.98–1.10) 1.06 (1.02–1.11) 1.00 0.73 (0.68–0.78) 0.66 (0.58–0.74) 0.53 (0.42–0.68) 0.48 (0.29–0.80) 0.77 (0.35–1.71)
All men
 No. of deaths 16 157 945 2693 2194 514 133 23 3 0
 Multivariate HRb (95% CI) 2.01 (1.23–3.29) 1.28 (1.08–1.51) 1.11 (1.02–1.20) 1.07 (1.01–1.14) 1.00 0.68 (0.61–0.75) 0.59 (0.49–0.71) 0.46 (0.30–0.71) 0.45 (0.15–1.42) -
All women
 No. of deaths 24 140 940 2275 1879 637 199 51 12 8
 Multivariate HRb (95% CI) 1.38 (0.90–2.12) 0.89 (0.75–1.07) 0.96 (0.89–1.04) 1.04 (0.98–1.11) 1.00 0.78 (0.71–0.86) 0.72 (0.62–0.83) 0.58 (0.43–0.78) 0.49 (0.28–0.87) 0.87 (0.39–1.94)
<60 y of age
 No. of deaths 3 41 300 1232 1175 316 81 19 1 1
 Multivariate HRa (95% CI) 1.79 (0.45–7.16) 2.10 (1.52–2.88) 1.19 (1.05–1.36) 1.15 (1.06–1.25) 1.00 0.73 (0.65–0.83) 0.66 (0.52–0.83) 0.60 (0.37–0.97) 0.20 (0.03–1.43) 0.75 (0.11–5.33)
≥60 y of age
 No. of deaths 37 256 1585 3736 2898 835 251 55 14 7
 Multivariate HRa (95% CI) 1.51 (1.08–2.11) 0.96 (0.84–1.09) 0.98 (0.92–1.05) 1.02 (0.97–1.07) 1.00 0.74 (0.68–0.80) 0.67 (0.59–0.77) 0.53 (0.40–0.70) 0.54 (0.32–0.92) 0.78 (0.32–1.87)

aAdjuested for age at baseline, sex, smoking, drinking, education level, marrital status and physical activity.

bAdjusted for age at baseline, smoking, drinking, education level, marrital status and physical activity.