Table 2 Rate comparison for all-cause hospitalization between BMI categories, by sex
BMI category | *Crude rate values | Crude rate per 1000 person-year (95% CI) | Crude rate ratio (95% CI) | **Age adjusted rate ratio (95% CI) | †Multivariable adjusted rate ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Normal weight (n = 1389) | 1548/20,758 | 74.5 (68.3–80.7) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
Overweight (n = 1737) | 2057/26,839 | 76.6 (71.5–81.7) | 1.02 (0.96–1.09) | 1.06 (0.95–1.16) | 1.07 (0.97–1.18) | |
Obese (n = 601) | 803/9207 | 87.2 (78.1–96.3) | 1.17 (1.07–1.27) | 1.27 (1.11–1.42) | 1.27 (1.12–1.43) | |
Women | Normal (n = 999) | 886/15,889 | 55.7 (50.1–61.3) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
Overweight (n = 1867) | 2192/29,562 | 74.1 (69.0-79.2) | 1.33 (1.22–1.43) | 1.19 (1.05–1.34) | 1.17 (1.03–1.31) | |
Obese (n = 1609) | 2354/25,173 | 93.5 (87.0-99.9) | 1.67 (1.55–1.81) | 1.44 (1.27–1.61) | 1.40 (1.23–1.56) |