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. 2024 Mar 31;39(6):667–678. doi: 10.1007/s10654-024-01117-5

Table 2.

Joint analysis of type 2 diabetes in relation to different combinations of smoking-related metabolic signature and genetic susceptibility in UK Biobank

Genetic risk scores Levels of metabolic signature Cases HR (95% CI) RERI (95% CI)
GRS-IR
Low low 111 Reference
Intermediate low 363 1.06 (0.85–1.31)
High low 125 1.22 (0.95–1.58)
Low high 172 1.48 (1.16–1.88)
Intermediate high 609 1.79 (1.46–2.19) 0.25 (-0.06, 0.57)
High high 226 2.18 (1.74–2.75) 0.47 (0.02, 0.92)
GRS-T2D
Low low 79 Reference
Intermediate low 316 1.31 (1.02–1.67)
High low 138 1.82 (1.38–2.40)
Low high 129 1.52 (1.14–2.01)
Intermediate high 509 2.12 (1.67–2.69) 0.31 (-0.08, 0.69)
High high 241 3.18 (2.46–4.12) 0.81 (0.23, 1.38)

GRS_IR: genetic risk score for insulin resistance; GRS_T2D: genetic risk score for type 2 diabetes; HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; RERI: relative excess risk due to interaction (additive)

Cox models were fitted with attained age as the time scale, with adjustment for age groups (through stratification), sex (through stratification). genetic batch, the first 10 genetic principal components, assessment center, education, Townsend deprivation index, body mass index, alcohol intake, physical activity, and consumption of vegetable oil, oily fish, non-oily fish, coffee, tea, fruits, vegetable, unprocessed meat, processed meat, sugar or foods/drinks containing sugar, whole grain, refined grain