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TABLE 2—— Annual Overweight- and Obesity-Associated Deaths, Years of Life Lost (YLLs), and Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) Lost Relative to the Normal-Weight (BMI 23 to < 25) Group, by Age Group and Gender in US Adults

	Men		Women
Age Group	BMI 25 to < 30	BMI $≥$ 30	BMI 25 to < 30	BMI $≥$ 30

Deaths^a
< 25	–290	1463	–29	85
25–44	4673	10 430	–750	3276
45–64	–12 204	12 187	18 587	27 243
65–74	6904	8561	10 952	23 180
$≥$ 75	16 028	8910	7982	16 406
Total	15 111	41 550	36 742	70 190
YLLs^a
< 25	–18 773	94 850	–2015	5962
25–44	203 101	453 258	–36 145	157 897
45–64	–422 780	422 169	718 620	1 053 277
65–74	120 237	149 093	228 580	483 801
$≥$ 75	165 161	91 814	93 298	191 755
Total	46 946	1 211 185	1 002 337	1 892 692
QALYs (morbidity)^b
< 25	59 435	84 543	40 573	90 175
25–44	184 175	387 308	332 841	627 899
45–64	39 676	330 701	359 067	769 054
65–74	–17 394	74 246	138 102	274 356
$≥$ 75	–23 245	35 545	88 999	185 140
Total	242 647	912 343	959 583	1 946 624
QALYs (total)^a,b
< 25	41 774	171 673	38 744	95 440
25–44	370 763	790 373	300 960	761 284
45–64	–329 656	683 947	959 618	1 597 952
65–74	81 452	190 207	319 260	627 206
$≥$ 75	105 726	102 488	161 401	317 708
Total	270 059	1 938 689	1 779 983	3 399 590


Note. BMI = body mass index.
^aValues were calculated using 2000 vital statistics²⁴ and National Health Interview Survey data linked to the National Death Index data.¹⁹^,²⁰
^bBased on 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data.¹⁸

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