Intentional Weight Loss and Death in Overweight and Obese U.S. Adults 35 Years of Age and Older

  1. Edward W. Gregg, PhD;
  2. Robert B. Gerzoff, MS;
  3. Theodore J. Thompson, MS; and
  4. David F. Williamson, PhD
  1. From the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
    1. Figure. All data were derived from Cox proportional-hazards models controlled for age, sex, ethnicity, smoking, education, initial body mass index, self-rated health, diabetes, acute and chronic conditions, functional limitations due to cardiovascular disease or cancer, hospital days, and bed days. Values in parentheses are 95% CIs.
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      Figure. All data were derived from Cox proportional-hazards models controlled for age, sex, ethnicity, smoking, education, initial body mass index, self-rated health, diabetes, acute and chronic conditions, functional limitations due to cardiovascular disease or cancer, hospital days, and bed days. Values in parentheses are 95% CIs. Eight-year cumulative mortality rates and corresponding hazard rate ratios by amount of intentional and unintentional weight loss.

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