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. 2018 Dec;6(12):944–953. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(18)30288-2

Table 3.

Expected age at death for a never-smoker aged 40 years by WHO BMI category,19 and estimated reduction in life expectancy compared with an individual of healthy weight

Men
Women
Expected age of death at age 40 years (years) Reduction in life expectancy (years) Expected age of death at age 40 years (years) Reduction in life expectancy (years)
Underweight (<18·5 kg/m2) 77·9 4·3 79·8 4·5
Healthy weight (18·5–24·9 kg/m2) 82·2 .. 84·3 ..
Overweight (25·0–29·9 kg/m2) 81·2 1·0 83·5 0·8
Obese (all, ≥30·0 kg/m2) 78·0 4·2 80·9 3·5
Obese class 1 (30·0–34·9 kg/m2) 78·7 3·4 81·9 2·4
Obese class 2 (35·0–39·9 kg/m2) 76·2 5·9 79·6 4·7
Obese class 3 (≥40·0 kg/m2) 73·1 9·1 76·6 7·7

Expected age of death at age 40 years estimated from a Poisson model for overall survival with six-category BMI variable, 5-year age bands, sex, and interaction terms for BMI with age at BMI, and BMI with sex (see appendix for details); estimates assume mortality observed in the study remains constant. Reduction in life expectancy is calculated as expected age of death minus expected age at death in the healthy weight category.