Table 3 Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) (with 95% confidence intervals) for the relationship between BMI with CHD in non- and current smokers in data that had been left-censored by three years
Smoking Status | BMI category (kg/m2) | Mean BMI (kg/m2) | No. of events | Age, sex, study adjusted HR for combined fatal and non-fatal CHD (95% CI)* | Age, sex, study adjusted HR (95% CI) for fatal CHD** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non | 15.0 – 18.4 | 17.6 | 46 | 1.31 (0.97 – 1.77) | 1.34 (0.96 – 1.86) |
18.5 – 21.9 | 20.5 | 201 | 1.00 (0.87 – 1.15) | 1.00 (0.85 – 1.18) | |
22.0 – 24.9 | 23.4 | 457 | 1.34 (1.22 – 1.47) | 1.40 (1.26 – 1.56) | |
25.0 – 29.9 | 26.8 | 699 | 1.47 (1.36 – 1.59) | 1.49 (1.36 – 1.63) | |
30.0 – 50.0 | 33.1 | 245 | 1.83 (1.61 – 2.09) | 1.90 (1.63 – 2.20) | |
Current | 15.0 – 18.4 | 17.6 | 29 | 0.73 (0.50 – 1.06) | 0.84 (0.56 – 1.24) |
18.5 – 21.9 | 20.5 | 237 | 1.00 (0.88 – 1.14) | 1.00 (0.85 – 1.17) | |
22.0 – 24.9 | 23.4 | 326 | 1.22 (1.10 – 1.36) | 1.15 (1.01 – 1.32) | |
25.0 – 29.9 | 26.6 | 362 | 1.64 (1.47 – 1.82) | 1.49 (1.30 – 1.70) | |
30.0 – 50.0 | 32.6 | 104 | 2.05 (1.68 – 2.51) | 2.22 (1.76 – 2.79) |