Effect of Hypertension, Waist-to-Height Ratio, and Their Transitions on the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Analysis from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Table 1

The four categories based on hypertension and WHtR statuses.

Hypertension and WHtR status	Definition
NHNW	Nonhypertensive ( and ) with a normal WHtR (<0.50)
HTNW	Hypertensive ( and/or ) with a normal WHtR (<0.50)
NHEW	Nonhypertensive ( and ) with an elevated WHtR (≥0.50)
HTEW	Hypertensive ( and/or ) with an elevated WHtR (≥0.50)