Table 3 Associations between BMI and weight across adulthood, and WBV and mean HV at age 71

Age 36

Model 1: n = 407

Model 2: n = 403

Model 3: n = 401

BMI

1.1 (− 0.4, 2.5)

1.0 (− 0.4, 2.5)

1.3 (− 0.2, 2.7)

0.011 (0.002, 0.020)

0.010 (0.001, 0.020)

0.009 (0, 0.019)

Normal weight

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Overweight

1.15 (− 9.5, 11.8)

1.2 (− 9.5, 11.9)

2.2 (−8.4, 12.9)

0.031 (− 0.036, 0.099)

0.028 (− 0.039, 0.095)

0.029 (− 0.040, 0.097)

Obese

18.8 (−6.1, 43.6)

19.1 (−5.9, 44.0)

21.9 (−3.0, 46.8)

0.192 (0.034, 0.349)

0.188 (0.031, 0.345)

0.167 (0.007, 0.327)

Age 43

Model 1: n = 426

Model 2: n = 420

Model 3: n = 416

BMI

1.0 (− 0.4, 2.3)

1.1 (− 0.3, 2.4)

1.1 (− 0.2, 2.5)

0.006 (− 0.002, 0.015)

0.006 (− 0.003, 0.015)

0.004 (− 0.005, 0.013)

Normal weight

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Overweight

6.0 (− 3.2, 15.2)

6.5 (− 2.8, 15.7)

7.6 (−1.6, 16.9)

0.041 (− 0.017, 0.100)

0.044 (− 0.015, 0.103)

0.035 (− 0.025, 0.094)

Obese

16.5 (− 0.5, 33.6)

17.1 (− 0.2, 34.4)

16.8 (− 0.6, 34.2)

0.072 (− 0.037, 0.180)

0.057 (− 0.053, 0.167)

0.047 (− 0.065, 0.159)

Age 53

Model 1: n = 436

Model 2: n = 432

Model 3: n = 428

BMI

0.3 (− 0.7, 1.3)

0.6 (− 0.4, 1.7)

0.8 (− 0.2, 1.9)

0.005 (− 0.002, 0.011)

0.006 (− 0.001, 0.013)

0.005 (− 0.003, 0.012)

Normal weight

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Overweight

− 2.3 (− 11.8, 7.3)

− 0.6 (− 10.2, 9.0)

0.3 (− 9.4, 9.9)

0.008 (− 0.054, 0.069)

0.013 (− 0.049, 0.075)

− 0.001 (− 0.065, 0.062)

Obese

6.3 (−6.1, 18.7)

9.6 (−3.2, 22.5)

11.1 (− 1.8, 24.0)

0.062 (− 0.017, 0.142)

0.079 (− 0.004, 0.162)

0.063 (− 0.021, 0.148)

Age 60–64

Model 1: n = 445

Model 2: n = 444

Model 3: n = 440

BMI

− 0.2 (− 1.2, 0.8)

− 0.1 (− 1.1, 0.9)

0.2 (− 0.9, 1.2)

0.005 (− 0.001, 0.012)

0.006 (0, 0.013)

0.005 (− 0.002, 0.011)

Normal weight

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Overweight

− 0.5 (− 10.4, 9.4)

0.2 (− 9.7, 10.2)

0.5 (− 9.5, 10.4)

0.077 (0.014, 0.140)

0.083 (0.019, 0.147)

0.073 (0.009, 0.137)

Obese

−2.6 (−13.7, 8.4)

−1.3 (− 12.5, 10.0)

− 0.2 (− 11.7, 11.4)

0.066 (− 0.005, 0.136)

0.076 (0.005, 0.148)

0.059 (− 0.015, 0.134)

Age 69

Models 1, 2 and 3: n = 438

BMI

− 0.3 (− 1.2, 0.7)

− 0.2 (− 1.2, 0.7)

0.0 (−1.0, 1.0)

0.005 (− 0.002, 0.011)

0.005 (− 0.001, 0.011)

0.004 (− 0.002, 0.010)

Normal weight

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Overweight

1.6 (− 8.3, 11.6)

1.7 (− 8.3, 11.6)

3.4 (− 6.5, 13.4)

0.077 (0.013, 0.140)

0.077 (0.013, 0.140)

0.076 (0.012, 0.140)

Obese

− 3.4 (−14.5, 7.7)

−2.5 (− 13.8, 8.7)

0.1 (− 11.2, 11.3)

0.046 (− 0.025, 0.116)

0.049 (− 0.022, 0.121)

0.040 (− 0.033, 0.112)

Age 71

Model 1: n = 445

Model 2: n = 444

Model 3: n = 440

BMI

− 0.2 (− 1.2, 0.7)

− 0.1 (− 1.1, 0.8)

0.0 (− 0.9, 1.0)

0.005 (− 0.001, 0.011)

0.006 (0, 0.012)

0.004 (− 0.002, 0.010)

Normal weight

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Overweight

3.6 (−6.2, 13.5)

4.9 (−5.0, 14.8)

4.5 (−5.4, 14.4)

0.097 (0.034, 0.159)

0.108 (0.045, 0.171)

0.101 (0.037, 0.165)

Obese

− 4.3 (−15.3, 6.7)

− 3.0 (− 14.1, 8.0)

− 1.6 (− 12.8, 9.7)

0.078 (0.009, 0.148)

0.090 (0.020, 0.161)

0.076 (0.003, 0.149)