Table 3. Hazard Ratios^a and 95% Confidence Intervals^a for All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Mexican American Adults Based on Maximum Lifetime Body Mass Index (BMI), National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2010.

Maximum Lifetime BMIb	Survey BMIb	All-Causesc	Cardiovascular Disease	Cancer	Diabetes	All Other Causesd
		Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Normal weight	Normal	1 [Reference]
Overweight	Normal	1.21 (0.88–1.66)	0.50 (0.18–1.35)	1.29 (0.51–3.23)	0.94 (0.28–3.09)	1.34 (0.93–1.92)
Class I obese	Normal	2.49 (1.72–3.61)	0.75 (0.16–3.61)	2.4 (0.64–9.03)	5.86 (1.16–29.70)	2.63 (1.57–4.39)
Class II obese	Normal	3.56 (1.15–11.06)	1.71 (0.16–18.48)	1.08 (0.15–7.66)	3.23 (0.26–40.02)	5.2 (1.52–17.78)
Overweight	Overweight	1.08 (0.81–1.43)	0.80 (0.26–2.46)	1.06 (0.55–2.04)	0.76 (0.22–2.59)	1.16 (0.83–1.63)
Class I obese	Overweight	1.25 (0.92–1.70)	0.68 (0.28–1.68)	1.48 (0.83–2.62)	1.79 (0.57–5.61)	1.21 (0.85–1.73)
Class II obese	Overweight	2.76 (1.74–4.37)	0.22 (0.03–1.80)	0.59 (0.16–2.14)	13.42 (4.27–42.20)	3.37 (1.85–6.14)
Class I obese	Class I Obese	1.23 (0.88–1.71)	0.43 (0.18–1.06)	0.91 (0.49–1.69)	1.28 (0.42–3.89)	1.52 (0.97–2.40)
Class II obese	Class I Obese	2.12 (1.54–2.93)	2.47 (0.78–7.81)	1.55 (0.83–2.90)	5.17 (1.34–19.96)	2.05 (1.29–3.26)
Class II obese	Class II Obese	1.52 (1.10–2.10)	0.78 (0.25–2.43)	1.02 (0.51–2.02)	2.73 (0.65–11.48)	1.81 (1.29–2.54)

^a Adjusted for age, sex, and smoking status.

^b 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).

^c Deaths from any cause.

^d 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 .