We observed this pattern across BMI
categories with few exceptions: normal-weight
adults were younger than 44 years, overweight
adults were more likely to be male, obese adults
regardless of their obesity grades tended to have
a high-school level of education, underweight
adults were more likely to be single and current smokers, and grade III obese adults were less
likely to report any LTPA. The overall all-cause
mortality rate was 1278.9 per 100 000, with
normal-weight adults (1036.1 per 100 000)
exhibiting the lowest rate whereas underweight
(1879.4 per 100 000) and grade II obesity
(1690.9 per 100 000) adults had the highest
rates.