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 2

The eleven subgroups based on their transitions during the follow-up.

Transition subgroups	Definition
I	NHNW at baseline, remained stable
II	NHNW at baseline, transitioned to HTNW
III	NHNW at baseline, transitioned to NHEW
IV	NHNW at baseline, transitioned to HTEW
V	HTNW at baseline, remained stable
VI	HTNW at baseline, transitioned to HTEW
VII	NHEW at baseline, transitioned to NHNW/HTNW
Ⅷ	NHEW at baseline, remained stable
IX	NHEW at baseline, transitioned to HTEW
X	HTEW at baseline, transitioned to HTNW
XI	HTEW at baseline, remained stable