Research Article

Association of Wrist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Type II Diabetics in a Ghanaian Population

Table 7

Multiple logistic analyses of anthropometric indices for predicting the incidence of 10-year CVD risk level among diabetic patients.

VariablesModerate to high
aOR (95% CI) value

WrC
Normal1
Larger6.13 (0.34–111.4)0.107
WC
Normal1
Risk0.95 (0.18–4.94)0.951
BMI
Underweight
Normal1
Overweight0.97 (0.25–3.70)0.959
Obese5.41 (0.27–104.7)0.302
CI
Normal1
Risk1.01 (0.26–3.90)0.987
VAI
Q11
Q22.43 (0.39–15.27)0.344
Q32.29 (0.36–14.43)0.379
Q43.57 (0.58–22.02)0.170
WHR
Normal1
Overweight1.33 (0.10–17.99)0.827
Obese1.19 (0.12–11.41)0.880
WHtR
Underweight
Normal1
Overweight3.67 (0.27–49.29)0.327
Obese2.52 (0.42–15.02)0.309

aOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; WHtR: waist-to-height ratio; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; BAI: body adiposity index; VAI: visceral adiposity index; CI: conicity index; AVI: abdominal volume index.