Central Adiposity and Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in Police Officers
Table 2
Mean percent change in brachial artery reactivity (BAR) by tertiles of waist circumference in police officers.
Waist tertilea
N
Unadjusted
Multivariate adjustedb
Mean (SD)
P valuec
Mean (SE)
P valuec
Men
Low
14
5.61 (4.47)
5.96 (0.94)
Medium
13
4.69 (2.97)
0.04
4.26 (0.95)
0.06
High
13
3.32 (2.42)
3.37 (0.94)
Women
Low
10
4.99 (2.95)
4.99 (1.16)
Medium
10
3.32 (4.78)
0.83
3.47 (1.16)
0.87
High
10
4.18 (2.67)
4.02 (1.16)
Waist tertile by alcohol intake ≤ mediand
Low
12
3.55 (3.23)
3.31 (1.16)
Medium
13
4.97 (5.46)
0.74
4.40 (1.14)
0.27
High
12
5.11 (2.57)
5.96 (1.19)
Waist tertile by alcohol intake > median
Low
12
5.57 (2.75)
5.56 (0.78)
Medium
9
4.82 (3.32)
0.01
5.20 (0.95)
0.01
High
12
2.40 (1.73)
2.12 (0.81)
SD: standard deviation; SE: standard error.
aWaist tertiles were 80–89.4, 89.5–97.9, and 98–126 cm for men, 64.5–74.9, 75–86.9, and 87–110.1 cm for women, and 64.5–85.1, 85.2–92.4, and 92.5–126 cm for all police officers.
bAdjusted for age, smoking, and physical activity.
cP values are from linear regression models.
dMedian value was 0.88 drinks per week. P value for interaction with alcohol was 0.30.