Table 2.

The Hazard of Incident Low Bicarbonate by BMI Group, Subgroups by Race/Ethnicity

BMI Group, kg/m2	Black			Hispanic
	Hazard Ratio	95% CI	P	Hazard Ratio	95% CI	P
<18.5	1.15	0.88 - 1.49	0.31	1.22	0.95 - 1.58	0.12
18.5-< 25	Reference	0	–	Reference	0	–
25-< 30	1.02	0.94-1.09	0.66	1.10	1.03-1.18	0.01
30-< 35	1.06	0.98-1.14	0.14	1.17	1.09-1.26	<0.001
35-< 40	1.08	0.99-1.18	0.08	1.22	1.12-1.33	<0.001
>40	1.04	0.94-1.14	0.49	1.21	1.09-1.34	<0.001
BMI Group, kg/m2	Asian/Other			White
	Hazard Ratio	95% CI	P	Hazard Ratio	95% CI	P
<18.5	0.93	0.66-1.30	0.66	1.32	0.90-1.93	0.16
18.5-<25	Reference	0	–	Reference	0	–
25-<30	1.15	1.05-1.26	<0.01	1.21	1.08-1.36	<0.01
30-<35	1.18	1.06 - 1.30	<0.01	1.38	1.21 - 1.57	<0.001
35-<40	1.26	1.11 - 1.43	<0.001	1.41	1.20 - 1.66	<0.001
>40	1.15	0.98 - 1.34	0.08	1.38	1.14 - 1.67	<0.01

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index.