All-cause mortality compared to that in obese persons among National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) participants with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of <60 ml/min/1.73 m2. CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio. (a) Mortality ascertained through 2011. (b) Mortality ascertained through 2006. Multivariable-adjusted model adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education level, activity level, smoking status, diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, history of cancer (other than nonmelanoma skin cancer), eGFR categories, and log-transformed urine albumin−creatinine ratio. Inflammation-adjusted model additionally adjusted for serum albumin and log-transformed C-reactive protein. CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.