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. 2021 Oct 21;36(5):1029–1041. doi: 10.3803/EnM.2021.1197

Table 2.

Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease or Mortality According to BMI

BMI, kg/m2 Event FU duration, PY Incidence,/1,000 PY Model 1 Model 2 Model 3



HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value
Premenopausal women
 MI <18.5 136 264,101 0.51 0.983 (0.827–1.169) 0.850 1.057 (0.889–1.257) 0.528 1.055 (0.888–1.254) 0.543
18.5–22.9 2,438 4,647,249 0.52 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
23.0–24.9 1,457 2,217,425 0.66 1.252 (1.173–1.336) <0.001 1.150 (1.078– 1.228) <0.001 1.144 (1.071–1.221) <0.001
25.0–29.9 1,672 2,052,721 0.81 1.552 (1.458–1.652) <0.001 1.333 (1.250–1.421) <0.001 1.306 (1.225–1.393) <0.001
≥30.0 310 293,966 1.05 2.012 (1.787–2.264) <0.001 1.616 (1.431–1.824) <0.001 1.522 (1.347–1.717) <0.001
 Stroke <18.5 127 264,019 0.48 0.889 (0.744–1.062) 0.196 0.991 (0.829–1.184) 0.917 0.990 (0.828–1.183) 0.912
18.5–22.9 2,516 4,645,957 0.54 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
23.0–24.9 1,646 2,216,041 0.74 1.371 (1.289–1.459) <0.001 1.199 (1.126–1.276) <0.001 1.189 (1.117–1.266) <0.001
25.0–29.9 1,936 2,050,768 0.94 1.743 (1.643–1.849) <0.001 1.348 (1.268–1.433) <0.001 1.312 (1.234–1.396) <0.001
≥30.0 373 293,647 1.27 2.347 (2.105–2.616) <0.001 1.575 (1.408–1.762) <0.001 1.456 (1.304–1.633) <0.001
 Mortality <18.5 285 264,490 1.08 1.416 (1.255–1.598) <0.001 1.511 (1.339–1.706) <0.001 1.477 (1.309–1.667) <0.001
18.5–22.9 3,544 4,655,073 0.76 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
23.0–24.9 1,769 2,222,361 0.80 1.045 (0.987–1.107) 0.128 0.964 (0.910–1.021) 0.211 0.959 (0.906–1.016) 0.155
25.0–29.9 1,851 2,058,436 0.90 1.181 (1.116–1.249) <0.001 1.017 (0.96–1.078) 0.568 0.999 (0.942–1.058) 0.966
≥30.0 377 295,109 1.28 1.678 (1.509–1.866) <0.001 1.345 (1.206–1.499) <0.001 1.247 (1.118–1.392) <0.001

Postmenopausal women
 MI <18.5 344 186,154 1.85 1.206 (1.082–1.345) 0.001 1.185 (1.063–1.322) 0.002 1.195 (1.072–1.332) 0.001
18.5–22.9 5,790 3,765,114 1.54 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
23.0–24.9 5,365 2,962,639 1.81 1.176 (1.133–1.221) <0.001 1.060 (1.021–1.100) 0.002 1.054 (1.015–1.094) 0.006
25.0–29.9 8,384 3,622,904 2.31 1.502 (1.452–1.553) <0.001 1.219 (1.178–1.262) <0.001 1.196 (1.156–1.238) <0.001
≥30.0 1,419 477,508 2.97 1.931 (1.822–2.046) <0.001 1.442 (1.359–1.53) <0.001 1.353 (1.275–1.436) <0.001
 Stroke <18.5 496 185,376 2.68 1.169 (1.068–1.28) 0.001 1.149 (1.05–1.258) 0.003 1.165 (1.064–1.275) 0.001
18.5–22.9 8,600 3,752,445 2.29 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
23.0–24.9 7,948 2,950,158 2.69 1.175 (1.14–1.212) <0.001 1.022 (0.991–1.054) 0.166 1.015 (0.984–1.046) 0.357
25.0–29.9 11,816 3,606,588 3.28 1.430 (1.391–1.47) <0.001 1.080 (1.049–1.111) <0.001 1.055 (1.026–1.086) <0.001
≥30.0 1,991 474,810 4.19 1.832 (1.744–1.923) <0.001 1.239 (1.179–1.302) <0.001 1.152 (1.096–1.211) <0.001
 Mortality <18.5 1,150 187,083 6.15 2.018 (1.899–2.144) <0.001 1.872 (1.761–1.989) <0.001 1.835 (1.727–1.950) <0.001
18.5–22.9 11,568 3,784,473 3.06 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
23.0–24.9 8,504 2,981,041 2.85 0.932 (0.907–0.959) <0.001 0.837 (0.814–0.861) <0.001 0.839 (0.816–0.863) <0.001
25.0–29.9 12,075 3,653,037 3.31 1.080 (1.052–1.107) <0.001 0.864 (0.842–0.887) <0.001 0.856 (0.834–0.879) <0.001
≥30.0 2,178 482,572 4.51 1.475 (1.409–1.544) <0.001 1.094 (1.045–1.147) <0.001 1.029 (0.982–1.079) 0.226

Model 1: without adjustment; Model 2: with adjustment for age, smoking, drinking history, low income, regular exercise, hormone replacement therapy (in the case of postmenopausal women), hypertension, dyslipidemia, and estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min/1.73 m2; Model 3: with adjustment for diabetes mellitus in addition to Model 2.

BMI, body mass index; FU, follow-up; PY, person-year; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; MI, myocardial infarction.