Fig. 1

Risk of all-cause mortality associated with frequency of weight loss attempts of at least 5 lbs in the previous 20 years. Multivariate hazard ratios (HRs) are adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education level, health eating index total score, physical activity, sedentary time, smoking, chronic diseases, self-report overall health, marital status, age at retirement, age at menopause, and starting BMI. Multivariate HRs shown in black are additionally adjusted for weight change (WC) over time