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Table 2. Hazard Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals^a for All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Mexican American Adults Based on Body Mass Index (BMI) at Survey, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (1988–1994) and NHANES 1999–2010.

Survey BMI^b	All Causes^c	Cardiovascular Disease	Cancer	Diabetes	All Other Causes^d
Survey BMI^b	Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Normal weight	1 [Reference]
Overweight	0.97 (0.75–1.24)	0.97 (0.43–2.19)	0.97 (0.64–1.48)	1.10 (0.65–1.86)	0.95 (0.74–1.24)
Class I obese	1.19 (0.91–1.56)	1.23 (0.55–2.77)	0.89 (0.52–1.50)	1.75 (0.91–3.36)	1.28 (0.87–1.88)
Class II obese	1.25 (0.90–1.72)	1.01 (0.34–2.97)	0.84 (0.52–1.36)	2.09 (0.93–4.69)	1.39 (0.99–1.96)

Adjusted for age, sex, and smoking status.

Underweight (<18.5 kg/m²), normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m²), overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m²), obese class I (30.0–34.9 kg/m²), obese class II (≥35.0 kg/m²).

Deaths from any cause.

Deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases; accidents; Alzheimer’s disease; influenza and pneumonia; nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis; and any other deaths other than those related to cardiovascular disease, cancer, or diabetes.

Table 2. Hazard Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervalsa for All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Mexican American Adults Based on Body Mass Index (BMI) at Survey, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (1988–1994) and NHANES 1999–2010.

Table 2. Hazard Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals^a for All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Mexican American Adults Based on Body Mass Index (BMI) at Survey, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (1988–1994) and NHANES 1999–2010.