Body mass index categories (kg/m2) | |||||
<23.0 | 23.0–24.9 | 25.0–29.9 | 30.0–34.9 | ⩾35.0 | |
Men (n = 30 534) | |||||
Total mortality | |||||
Numbers of deaths | 524 | 579 | 1415 | 437 | 113 |
Person-years | 10 772 | 14 874 | 40 416 | 12 768 | 2963 |
Adjustment for age | 1.58 (1.43 to 1.74)‡ | 1.16 (1.05 to 1.27)¶ | 1.00 | 1.01 (0.91 to 1.12) | 1.23 (1.02 to 1.49)§ |
Multivariate adjustment* | 1.57 (1.42 to 1.74)‡ | 1.16 (1.05 to 1.28)¶ | 1.00 | 1.01 (0.91 to 1.12) | 1.24 (1.02 to 1.50)§ |
Multivariate adjustment† | 1.49 (1.35 to 1.65)‡ | 1.11 (1.01 to 1.22)§ | 1.00 | 0.99 (0.89 to 1.11) | 1.22 (1.00 to 1.47)§ |
Cardiovascular mortality | |||||
Numbers of deaths | 212 | 251 | 549 | 189 | 53 |
Adjustment for age | 1.67 (1.42 to 1.95)‡ | 1.29 (1.11 to 1.50)¶ | 1.00 | 1.13 (0.96 to 1.34) | 1.54 (1.16 to 2.04)¶ |
Multivariate adjustment* | 1.67 (1.42 to 1.95)‡ | 1.30 (1.12 to 1.51)¶ | 1.00 | 1.13 (0.96 to 1.34) | 1.54 (1.16 to 2.05)¶ |
Multivariate adjustment† | 1.58 (1.35 to 1.86)‡ | 1.24 (1.07 to 1.44)¶ | 1.00 | 1.11 (0.94 to 1.31) | 1.48 (1.12 to 1.97)¶ |
Women (n = 58 909) | |||||
Total mortality | |||||
Numbers of deaths | 562 | 596 | 2117 | 1052 | 409 |
Person-years | 15 393 | 20 570 | 74 704 | 37 321 | 13 107 |
Adjustment for age | 1.33 (1.21 to 1.46)‡ | 1.00 (0.91 to 1.10) | 1.00 | 1.04 (0.97 to 1.12) | 1.27 (1.14 to 1.41)‡ |
Multivariate adjustment* | 1.34 (1.22 to 1.47)‡ | 1.00 (0.91 to 1.10) | 1.00 | 1.04 (0.97 to 1.12) | 1.27 (1.14 to 1.41)‡ |
Multivariate adjustment† | 1.30 (1.19 to 1.43)‡ | 0.99 (0.90 to 1.08) | 1.00 | 0.97 (0.90 to 1.04) | 1.15 (1.04 to 1.28)¶ |
Cardiovascular mortality | |||||
Numbers of deaths | 242 | 266 | 896 | 478 | 184 |
Adjustment for age | 1.36 (1.18 to 1.56)‡ | 1.06 (0.92 to 1.21) | 1.00 | 1.12 (1.01 to 1.25)§ | 1.36 (1.16 to 1.59)‡ |
Multivariate adjustment* | 1.36 (1.18 to 1.57)‡ | 1.06 (0.92 to 1.21) | 1.00 | 1.12 (1.01 to 1.25)§ | 1.35 (1.15 to 1.59)‡ |
Multivariate adjustment† | 1.31 (1.14 to 1.51)‡ | 1.03 (0.90 to 1.18) | 1.00 | 1.03 (0.92 to 1.15) | 1.22 (1.04 to 1.43)§ |
Results are shown as hazard ratio (95% CI).
*Adjusted for age, smoking, and alcohol consumption; †adjusted for age, smoking, alcohol consumption, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, history of cardiovascular disease, diabetes treatments and duration of diabetes; ‡p<0.001 compared with the reference group; ¶p<0.01 compared with the reference group; §p<0.05 compared with the reference group.