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FIGURE 1—— Relative risks of mortality in 1995 among US adults 18 to 64 years of age in 1987 or 1989 with 95% confidence intervals, by body mass index (BMI) category, calculated from self-reported data on height and weight.
Note. Data were derived from the National Health Interview Survey 1987 Cancer Control Supplement File, 1989 Diabetes Supplement File, and 1995 Multiple Cause of Death File.23–26 Analyses were limited to respondents aged between 18 and 64 years with available mortality, BMI, and smoking information. Data were weighted according to basic annual sampling weights. The BMI 20 to 25 category was the reference category (relative risk = 1).
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