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. 2023 Jun 27;46(8):1531–1540. doi: 10.2337/dc23-0294

Table 2.

Unadjusted and adjusted IRRs for cardiovascular outcomes by diabetes and ethnicity-adjusted BMI category

Unadjusted Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
IRR (95% CI) Adjusted IRR* (95% CI) Adjusted IRR (95% CI) Adjusted IRR* (95% CI)
Cardiovascular mortality
 Normal + nondiabetes 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Overweight + nondiabetes 1.38 (1.28–1.48, P < 0.001) 1.10 (1.02–1.18, P = 0.012) 1.01 (0.94–1.09, P = 0.735) 1.00 (0.93–1.08, P = 0.887)
 Obese + nondiabetes 1.96 (1.82–2.12, P < 0.001) 1.67 (1.53–1.79, P < 0.001) 1.35 (1.25–1.46, P < 0.001) 1.27 (1.17–1.37, P < 0.001)
 Normal + diabetes 4.38 (3.47–5.23, P < 0.001) 2.39 (1.90–3.02, P < 0.001) 1.88 (1.49–2.37, P < 0.001) 1.55 (1.21–1.98, P < 0.001)
 Overweight + diabetes 5.71 (5.06–6.44, P < 0.001) 2.82 (2.49–3.19, P < 0.001) 2.00 (1.76–2.27, P < 0.001) 1.71 (1.47–1.98, P < 0.001)
 Obese + diabetes 7.05 (6.40–7.75, P < 0.001) 4.05 (3.68–4.47, P < 0.001) 2.57 (2.32–2.84, P < 0.001) 1.96 (1.71–2.25, P < 0.001)
All-cause mortality
 Normal + nondiabetes 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Overweight + nondiabetes 1.15 (1.11–1.18, P < 0.001)* 0.97 (0.95–1.00, P = 0.075) 0.95 (0.92–0.97, P < 0.001)* 0.94 (0.92–0.97, P < 0.001)
 Obese + nondiabetes 1.38 (1.34–1.43, P < 0.001)* 1.22 (1.18–1.26, P < 0.001) 1.12 (1.09–1.16, P < 0.001) 1.10 (1.06–1.13, P < 0.001)
 Normal + diabetes 3.16 (2.84–3.50, P < 0.001) 1.97 (1.77–2.19, P < 0.001) 1.79 (1.61–1.99, P < 0.001) 1.57 (1.40–1.76, P < 0.001)
 Overweight + diabetes 3.01 (2.83–3.20, P < 0.001)* 1.74 (1.63–1.85, P < 0.001) 1.49 (1.40–1.59, P < 0.001)* 1.36 (1.26–1.46, P < 0.001)
 Obese + diabetes 3.52 (3.36–3.69, P < 0.001)* 2.28 (2.17–2.39, P < 0.001) 1.86 (1.77–1.95, P < 0.001) 1.61 (1.50–1.72, P < 0.001)
Nonfatal MI
 Normal + nondiabetes 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Overweight + nondiabetes 1.59 (1.49–1.69, P < 0.001) 1.27 (1.20–1.36, P < 0.001) 1.22 (1.14–1.30, P < 0.001) 1.22 (1.15–1.30, P < 0.001)
 Obese + nondiabetes 1.86 (1.73–1.99, P < 0.001) 1.60 (1.49–1.71, P < 0.001) 1.41 (1.31–1.51, P < 0.001) 1.41 (1.32–1.52, P < 0.001)
 Normal + diabetes 2.65 (2.04–3.44, P < 0.001) 1.59 (1.22–2.07, P < 0.001) 1.38 (1.06–1.80, P = 0.017) 1.21 (0.92–1.59, P = 0.179)
 Overweight + diabetes 3.87 (3.41–4.39, P < 0.001) 2.07 (1.82–2.35, P < 0.001) 1.67 (1.47–1.91, P < 0.001) 1.41 (1.32–1.52, P < 0.001)
 Obese + diabetes 4.54 (4.11–5.01, P < 0.001) 2.85 (2.58–3.16, P < 0.001) 2.15 (1.93–2.39, P < 0.001) 1.93 (1.67–2.23, P < 0.001)
Nonfatal ischemic stroke
 Normal + nondiabetes 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
 Overweight + nondiabetes 1.37 (1.25–1.50, P < 0.001)* 1.15 (1.05–1.26, P = 0.002) 1.09 (0.99–1.19, P = 0.069) 1.09 (1.00–1.19, P = 0.064)
 Obese + nondiabetes 1.63 (1.48–1.79, P < 0.001)* 1.45 (1.83–2.61, P < 0.001) 1.26 (1.14–1.39, P < 0.001) 1.24 (1.12–1.37, P < 0.001)
 Normal + diabetes 3.96 (2.94–5.33, P < 0.001) 2.45 (1.82–3.30, P < 0.001) 2.06 (1.53–2.78, P < 0.001) 1.83 (1.33–2.52, P < 0.001)
 Overweight + diabetes 3.80 (3.19–4.52, P < 0.001)* 2.19 (1.32–1.60, P < 0.001) 1.72 (1.44–2.06, P < 0.001) 1.60 (1.29–1.99, P < 0.001)
 Obese + diabetes 4.26 (3.70–4.89, P < 0.001)* 2.80 (2.43–3.23, P < 0.001) 2.05 (1.77–2.37, P < 0.001) 1.80 (1.48–2.21, P < 0.001)

Data obtained from Poisson regression analysis. Model 1 is the unadjusted model plus adjustment for sex, age, ethnicity, smoking status, and deprivation score. Model 2 is model 1 plus adjustment for chronic cardiac condition, hypertension, cancer, chronic respiratory condition, chronic liver disease, chronic renal disease, and neurological disease. Model 3 is model 2 plus adjustment for calcium channel blocker, β-blocker, angiotensin receptor blocker, thiazide diuretic, loop diuretic, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, statin, ACE inhibitor, aspirin, clopidogrel, warfarin, insulin, and metformin.

*

P < 0.05 for interaction between diabetes status and BMI category.