Table 4

HRs of CHD for different baseline BMI levels adjusting for competing risk of non-CHD death

Age (years)Overweight*Obese*InteractionBMI (1 SD)*Interaction
HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)p Value†HR (95% CI)p Value‡
<401.5 (0.6 to 3.6)2.6 (1.1 to 6.0)0.0261.4 (1.1 to 2.0)0.012
40–591.2 (0.7 to 1.8)1.3 (0.8 to 2.1)1.2 (1.0 to 1.4)
60+1.2 (0.6 to 2.5)0.5 (0.1 to 2.1)0.8 (0.5 to 1.2)
  • *Adjusted for competing risk of non-CHD death, age, gender, known diabetes and smoking status.

  • †Interaction between age and BMI as category variables.

  • ‡Interaction between age and BMI as a continuous variable.