American Diabetes Association

Table 3—

ORs for diabetes and CVD according to BMI

Covariates included in regression model	BMI tertile
Covariates included in regression model		Low	Medium	High
Diabetes
Age, sex, race, and smoking	1.00	1.71 (1.15–2.55)^*	4.12 (2.72–6.24)^*
Age, sex, race, smoking, and metabolic risk factors^†	1.00	1.38 (0.93–2.05)	2.92 (1.95–4.37)^*
Age, sex, race, smoking, metabolic risk factors, and WC^†	1.00	0.73 (0.42–1.25)	0.91 (0.49–1.68)
Cardiovascular disease
Age, sex, race, and smoking	1.00	1.41 (1.01–1.97)^*	1.84 (1.38–2.44)^*
Age, sex, race, smoking, and metabolic risk factors^‡	1.00	1.19 (0.82–1.72)	1.32 (0.95–1.85)
Age, sex, race, smoking, metabolic risk factors, and WC^‡	1.00	1.26 (0.81–1.99)	1.58 (0.88–2.23)

Covariates included in regression model	BMI tertile
Covariates included in regression model		Low	Medium	High
Diabetes
Age, sex, race, and smoking	1.00	1.71 (1.15–2.55)^*	4.12 (2.72–6.24)^*
Age, sex, race, smoking, and metabolic risk factors^†	1.00	1.38 (0.93–2.05)	2.92 (1.95–4.37)^*
Age, sex, race, smoking, metabolic risk factors, and WC^†	1.00	0.73 (0.42–1.25)	0.91 (0.49–1.68)
Cardiovascular disease
Age, sex, race, and smoking	1.00	1.41 (1.01–1.97)^*	1.84 (1.38–2.44)^*
Age, sex, race, smoking, and metabolic risk factors^‡	1.00	1.19 (0.82–1.72)	1.32 (0.95–1.85)
Age, sex, race, smoking, metabolic risk factors, and WC^‡	1.00	1.26 (0.81–1.99)	1.58 (0.88–2.23)

Data are OR (95% CI). The normal-weight BMI group was used as the referent.

Significantly greater than low BMI (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.