45 - 64 years; all participants

45 - 64 years; with underlying disease

45 - 64 years; without underlying disease

The mean follow-up period (year)

9.87

8.87

10.78

The mean follow-up period until death

11.51

11.02

12.38

All participants/ death (N)

23,730/3556

11,338/2281

12,392/1275

n

No. of deaths

HR

95% CI

n

No. of deaths

HR

95% CI

n

No. of deaths

HR

95% CI

BMI category

-18.5

255

74

2.69

(2.09 - 3.40)*

110

46

2.94

(2.13 - 3.97)*

145

28

2.44

(1.61 - 3.55)*

18.5 - 22.5

2982

473

1.20

(1.06 - 1.36)*

899

240

1.25

(1.05 - 1.47)*

2083

233

1.28

(1.07 - 1.52)*

22.5 - 25

4075

597

1.00

(ref)

1470

332

1.00

(ref)

2605

265

1.00

(ref)

25 - 30

9282

1408

1.02

(0.92 - 1.12)

4286

894

0.89

(0.79 - 1.02)

4996

514

1.00

(0.86 - 1.16)

30 - 35

4532

615

1.10

(0.98 - 1.23)

2687

447

0.87

(0.75 - 1.00)

1845

168

1.06

(0.87 - 1.29)

35-

2604

389

1.75

(1.54 - 1.99)*

1886

322

1.26

(1.08 - 1.47)*

718

67

1.57

(1.19 - 2.04)*