American Diabetes Association

Table 2—

ORs for diabetes and CVD according to WC

Covariates included in regression model	Waist circumference tertile
Covariates included in regression model		Low	Medium	High
Diabetes
Age, sex, race, and smoking	1.00	2.44 (1.53–3.89)^*	6.54 (4.43–9.67)^*
Age, sex, race, smoking, and metabolic risk factors^†	1.00	1.98 (1.26–3.11)^*	4.62 (3.16–6.75)^*
Age, sex, race, smoking, metabolic risk factors, and BMI^‡	1.00	2.32 (1.30–4.12)^*	5.03 (2.87–8.83)^*
Cardiovascular disease
Age, sex, race, and smoking	1.00	1.41 (1.01–1.98)^*	1.73 (1.22–2.44)^*
Age, sex, race, smoking, and metabolic risk factors^‡	1.00	1.14 (0.79–1.64)	1.16 (0.79–1.70)
Age, sex, race, smoking, metabolic risk factors, and BMI^‡	1.00	0.97 (0.62–1.50)	0.80 (0.43–1.52)

Covariates included in regression model	Waist circumference tertile
Covariates included in regression model		Low	Medium	High
Diabetes
Age, sex, race, and smoking	1.00	2.44 (1.53–3.89)^*	6.54 (4.43–9.67)^*
Age, sex, race, smoking, and metabolic risk factors^†	1.00	1.98 (1.26–3.11)^*	4.62 (3.16–6.75)^*
Age, sex, race, smoking, metabolic risk factors, and BMI^‡	1.00	2.32 (1.30–4.12)^*	5.03 (2.87–8.83)^*
Cardiovascular disease
Age, sex, race, and smoking	1.00	1.41 (1.01–1.98)^*	1.73 (1.22–2.44)^*
Age, sex, race, smoking, and metabolic risk factors^‡	1.00	1.14 (0.79–1.64)	1.16 (0.79–1.70)
Age, sex, race, smoking, metabolic risk factors, and BMI^‡	1.00	0.97 (0.62–1.50)	0.80 (0.43–1.52)

Data are OR (95% CI). The low waist circumference group was used as the referent.

Significantly greater than low waist circumference group (P < 0.05).

†

Metabolic risk factors include blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, HLD cholesterol, and triglyceride risk factor categories.

‡

Metabolic risk factors include blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, HLD cholesterol, triglyceride, and fasting glucose risk factor categories.