Table 4.

The association between WC, AC, CC and TC and cardiovascular disease mortality risks.

	Male		Female
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 1	Model 2
WC
Q1	1	1	1	1
Q2	2.38 (1.54–3.69)	1.75 (1.13–2.72)	1.69 (1.14–2.51)	1.40 (0.95–2.08)
Q3	3.58 (2.37–5.42)	2.49 (1.64–3.78)	2.07 (1.41–3.05)	1.59 (1.08–2.35)
Q4	3.79 (2.51–5.73)	2.54 (1.67–3.86)	1.77 (1.18–2.64)	1.32 (0.88–1.98)
AC
Q1	1	1	1	1
Q2	0.54 (0.41–0.72)	0.48 (0.37–0.64)	0.93 (0.67–1.30)	0.78 (0.56–1.10)
Q3	0.38 (0.29–0.51)	0.33 (0.24–0.44)	0.75 (0.51–1.11)	0.60 (0.41–0.89)
Q4	0.40 (0.30–0.53)	0.34 (0.25–0.46)	0.71 (0.49–1.03)	0.56 (0.38–0.82)
CC
Q1	1	1	1	1
Q2	0.58 (0.45–0.76)	0.57 (0.44–0.74)	0.40 (0.27–0.58)	0.39 (0.27–0.57)
Q3	0.39 (0.30–0.52)	0.38 (0.28–0.51)	0.50 (0.35–0.72)	0.46 (0.32–0.66)
Q4	0.37 (0.27–0.49)	0.35 (0.26–0.47)	0.42 (0.29–0.62)	0.38 (0.26–0.56)
TC
Q1	1	1	1	1
Q2	0.38 (0.30–0.50)	0.39 (0.30–0.50)	0.36 (0.24–0.53)	0.37 (0.25–0.54)
Q3	0.24 (0.18–0.33)	0.25 (0.19–0.34)	0.40 (0.28–0.59)	0.38 (0.26–0.56)
Q4	0.26 (0.19–0.35)	0.28 (0.20–0.38)	0.39 (0.27–0.55)	0.35 (0.24–0.50)

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.