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. 2024 Jan 28;21(1):4–33. doi: 10.26599/1671-5411.2024.01.009

Table 9. The HR and PAF of CVD for different obesity indicators.

Indicators Overall Male Female Age
< 60 yrs ≥ 60 yrs
HRa PAFa HRb PAFb HRb PAFb HRa PAFa HRa PAFa
Cox regression analysis was conducted with BMI < 24 kg/m2 as the reference category. The adjusted confounders were age, sex, living area, smoking, alcohol drinking, and education in model ‘a’; and age, living area, smoking, alcohol drinking, and education in model ‘b’. BMI: body mass index; PAF: population attributable fraction; WC: waist circumference.
BMI/(kg/m2)
 Normal 1 (Reference) - 1 (Reference) - 1 (Reference ) - 1 (Reference) - 1 (Reference) -
 Overweight 1.18
(1.03–1.35)
6.20
(6.16–6.24 )
1.14
(0.96–1.36)
6.45
(6.39–6.51 )
1.22
(0.99–1.50)
5.95
(5.90–6.01)
1.49
(1.09–2.03)
15.52
(15.42–15.64 )
1.08
(0.93–1.25)
2.70
(2.67–2.73)
 Obesity WC/(cm ) 1.53
(1.29–1.81)
7.08
(6.99–7.17 )
1.59
(1.26–2.00)
6.59
(6.47–6.72 )
1.46
(1.14–1.87)
7.57
(7.45–7.69)
1.98
(1.38–2.83)
12.58
(12.42–12.77)
1.32
(1.09–1.60)
4.16
(4.08–4.24)
 Abdominal obesity(-) 1 (Reference ) - 1 1 (Reference ) - 1 (Reference ) - 1 (Reference ) -
 Abdominal obesity(+) 1.44
(1.27–1.62)
13.30
(13.21–13.37)
1.55
(1.32–1.82)
15.34
(15.20–15.48)
1.28
(1.06–1.54)
9.34
(9.26–9.41)
1.48
(1.13–1.93)
13.93
(13.82–14.05)
1.27
(1.11–1.45)
9.27
(9.18–9.35)
Body fat percentage/%
 Low 1 (Reference) - 1 (Reference) - 1 (Reference) - 1 (Reference) - 1 (Reference) -
 High 1.25
(1.10–1.41)
8.99
(8.94–9.04)
1.23
(1.05–1.45)
9.81
(9.74–9.88)
1.24
(1.02–1.51)
7.06
(6.90–7.13)
1.56
(1.19–2.05)
16.15
(16.02–16.28)
1.17
(1.02–1.34)
8.30
(8.25–8.36)
Visceral fat index
 Low 1 (Reference) - 1 (Reference) - 1 (Reference ) - 1 (Reference) - 1 (Reference) -
 High 1.43
(1.23–1.65)
5.14
(5.07–5.21 )
1.43
(1.21–1.70)
7.27
(7.16–7.38)
1.37
(1.03–1.83)
2.50
(2.43–2.56)
1.36
(0.96–1.94)
3.94
(3.87–4.02)
1.56
(1.33–1.82)
8.16
(8.03–8.32)