Strong Association of Waist Circumference (WC), Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR), and Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) with Diabetes: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Jilin Province, China
Table 2
Odds ratio (95% confidence intervals) for diabetes, according to the quartiles of BMI, WC, WHR, and WHtR.
Body fat-measuring indices
Quartiles of body fat-measuring indices
for trend
Per SD increase
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
BMI (kg/m2)
<22.19
22.19-24.22
24.23-26.63
≥26.64
—
—
No. of events
1006 (24.8)
1019 (25.1)
1011 (25.0)
1016 (25.1)
—
—
Model 1
1
1.604 (1.127, 2.283)
1.892 (1.341, 2.670)
3.320 (2.406, 4.580)
<0.001
1.543 (1.395, 1.705)
Model 2†
1
1.655 (1.156, 2.370)
1.902 (1.339, 2.702)
3.248 (2.337, 4.514)
<0.001
1.525 (1.375, 1.691)
Model 3‡
1
1.665 (1.162, 2.386)
1.932 (1.358, 2.747)
3.300 (2.370, 4.595)
<0.001
1.530 (1.379, 1.698)
WC (cm)
<80.3
80.3-84.2
84.3-90.9
≥91.0
—
—
No. of events
978 (24.1)
859 (21.2)
1141 (28.2)
1074 (26.5)
—
—
Model 1
1
2.062 (1.322, 3.215)
4.067 (2.741, 6.036)
5.637 (3.824, 8.311)
<0.001
1.826 (1.639, 2.034)
Model 2†
1
1.972 (1.258, 3.089)
3.500 (2.342, 5.229)
4.754 (3.200, 7.061)
<0.001
1.725 (1.541, 1.930)
Model 3‡
1
2.003 (1.277, 3.141)
3.693 (2.465, 5.533)
5.131 (3.433, 7.669)
<0.001
1.787 (1.591, 2.007)
WHR
<0.8800
0.8800-0.8946
0.8947-0.9037
≥0.9038
—
—
No. of events
1009 (24.8)
1000 (24.7)
963 (23.8)
1080 (26.7)
—
—
Model 1
1
1.030 (0.695, 1.526)
2.422 (1.721, 3.408)
3.705 (2.686, 5.111)
<0.001
1.679 (1.493, 1.886)
Model 2†
1
1.064 (0.712, 1.590)
2.192 (1.543, 3.115)
3.190 (2.296, 4.433)
<0.001
1.580 (1.402, 1.781)
Model 3‡
1
1.050 (0.695, 1.586)
2.285 (1.591, 3.281)
3.327 (2.386, 4.638)
<0.001
1.575 (1.397, 1.775)
WHtR
<0.4880
0.4880-0.5272
0.5273-0.5651
≥0.5652
—
—
No. of events
1011 (25.0)
1010 (24.9)
1017 (25.1)
1014 (25.0)
—
—
Model 1
1
2.522 (1.621, 3.923)
4.530 (2.990, 6.864)
7.259 (4.851, 10.862)
<0.001
1.875 (1.686, 2.085)
Model 2†
1
2.335 (1.493, 3.651)
3.968 (2.599, 6.056)
5.965 (3.930, 9.053)
<0.001
1.786 (1.592, 2.003)
Model 3‡
1
2.348 (1.500, 3.675)
4.006 (2.622, 6.121)
5.959 (3.922, 9.054)
<0.001
1.786 (1.590, 2.006)
Unadjusted. †Adjusted for age, education, and family history of diabetes. ‡Adjusted for age, sex, area, education, smoking, drinking, family history of diabetes, and regular exercise.
