All-cause mortality and
BMI
data from 900,000 people Europe and N. America
15
20
25
30
35
40
50
4
8
16
32
64
Annual deaths per 1000
Baseline BMI (kg/m2)
Adjusted for age, smoking and study; 1st 5 years of
follow-up excluded
Male
Female
Fig 2, Lancet 2009; 373:
1083-96
& 95% CI
(floated so matches PSC rate at ages
35-79)