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Table 2 The categorical association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality from heart failure in the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration

From: A comparison of risk factors for mortality from heart failure in Asian and non-Asian populations: An overview of individual participant data from 32 prospective cohorts from the Asia-Pacific Region

BMI category (kg/m2)

Age, sex and study adjusted

Age, sex, study, smoking adjusted

2-year left censored

 

HF deaths

HR (95% CI)

HF deaths

HR (95% CI)

HF deaths

HR (95% CI)

< 18.5 (underweight)

100

1.68 (1.34-2.11)

100

1.72 (1.37-2.16)

79

1.78 (1.37-2.30)

18.5 – 21.9 (normal, ref)

157

1.00 (0.84-1.18)

151

1.00 (0.84-1.19)

125

1.00 (0.83-1.21)

22 – 24.9

103

0.81 (0.67-0.98)

101

0.83 (0.68-1.01)

87

0.86 (0.69-1.05)

25 – 29.9 (overweight)

91

0.98 (0.80-1.22)

90

1.02 (0.83-1.27)

76

1.04 (0.82-1.31)

> 30 (obese)

33

1.69 (1.17-2.43)

33

1.76 (1.22-2.54)

27

1.75 (1.16-2.63)