Table 3.

The association between WC, AC, CC and TC and all-cause mortality risks.

	Male		Female
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 1	Model 2
WC
Q1	1	1	1	1
Q2	1.45 (1.23–1.71)	1.16 (0.98–1.37)	1.47 (1.27–1.70)	1.24 (1.07–1.44)
Q3	2.07 (1.78–2.41)	1.58 (1.35–1.85)	1.74 (1.50–2.00)	1.37 (1.18–1.58)
Q4	2.31 (1.98–2.68)	1.70 (1.45–1.98)	1.48 (1.27–1.72)	1.15 (0.99–1.34)
AC
Q1	1	1	1	1
Q2	0.63 (0.56–0.71)	0.58 (0.51–0.65)	0.96 (0.85–1.10)	0.83 (0.72–0.94)
Q3	0.44 (0.39–0.50)	0.39 (0.35–0.45)	0.92 (0.80–1.06)	0.75 (0.65–0.87)
Q4	0.35 (0.30–0.40)	0.31 (0.27–0.35)	0.77 (0.67–0.89)	0.65 (0.56–0.75)
CC
Q1	1	1	1	1
Q2	0.60 (0.53–0.67)	0.58 (0.52–0.65)	0.61 (0.54–0.70)	0.61 (0.53–0.69)
Q3	0.43 (0.38–0.48)	0.42 (0.37–0.47)	0.49 (0.43–0.57)	0.46 (0.39–0.53)
Q4	0.33 (0.29–0.37)	0.31 (0.27–0.36)	0.37 (0.32–0.43)	0.34 (0.29–0.40)
TC
Q1	1	1	1	1
Q2	0.45 (0.40–0.50)	0.46 (0.41–0.51)	0.52 (0.45–0.59)	0.53 (0.47–0.61)
Q3	0.29 (0.25–0.32)	0.30 (0.26–0.34)	0.45 (0.39–0.52)	0.44 (0.38–0.50)
Q4	0.22 (0.19–0.26)	0.24 (0.21–0.28)	0.33 (0.29–0.39)	0.31 (0.27–0.37)

The data is expressed in hazard ratio (HR) and the corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI).

WC, waist circumference; AC, arm circumference; CC, calf circumference; TC, thigh circumference.

Model 1: no covariates were adjusted. Model 2 adjusted: age, sex, race/ethnicity, education.