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Table 3 Overall mortality: obese vs. non-obese

From: Obesity and overall mortality: findings from the Jackson Heart Study

 

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Mortality (95% CI)

(/1000 Person-Years)

HR (95% CI)

Unadjusted

HR (95% CI)

Age-sex-smoking Adjusted

Total

551/3976

15.4 (14.3, 16.5)

BMI, kg/m2

 Non-obese

269/1771

17.0 (15.4, 18.8)

1.00

1.00

 Obese

282/2205

14.1 (12.8, 15.6)

0.83 (0.70, 0.98)

1.14 (0.96, 1.35)

WC, cm

 Non-obese

156/1257

13.8 (12.0, 15.8)

1.00

1.00

 Obese

395/2719

16.2 (14.9, 17.6)

1.17 (0.97, 1.41)

1.30 (1.07, 1.59)

WHtR

 Non-obese

39/354

12.3 (9.4, 16.1)

1.00

1.00

 Obese

512/3622

15.7 (14.6, 16.9)

1.26 (0.91, 1.75)

1.02 (0.73, 1.41)

WHR

 Non-obese

114/1391

9.0 (7.7, 10.4)

1.00

1.00

 Obese

437/2585

19.0 (17.5, 20.6)

2.13 (1.73, 2.61)

1.45 (1.18, 1.79)

  1. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, WHtR waist-to-height ratio, WHR waist-to-hip ratio