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. 2025 Sep 19;9(5):100658. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2025.100658

Table 3.

Adjusted RRs of Diabetes Across Quintiles of TFMI Within Various BMI Categories

TFMI quintile and mean TFMI by sex Men
Women
RR 95% CI P Linear trend RR 95% CI P Linear trend
Normal BMI: mean, 22.629 (M), 22.129 (W)
 TFMI quintile 1; 1.50 (M), 2.09 (W) 1 <.001 1 <.001
 TFMI quintile 2; 2.31 (M), 2.91 (W) 1.32 1.02-1.72 .04 1.35 0.92-1.98 .13
 TFMI quintile 3; 2.93 (M), 3.48 (W) 1.51 1.13-2.01 .005 1.70 1.14-2.54 .009
 TFMI quintile 4; 3.53 (M), 4.05 (W) 2.18 1.59-2.98 <.001 2.34 1.54-3.56 <.001
 TFMI quintile 5; 4.39 (M), 4.93 (W) 3.06 2.17-4.34 <.001 3.35 2.08-5.39 <.001
Overweight BMI: mean, 26.738 (M), 26.514 (W)
 TFMI quintile 1; 2.93 (M), 3.94 (W) 1 <.001 1 <.001
 TFMI quintile 2; 3.91 (M), 4.81 (W) 1.15 0.98-1.34 .09 1.04 0.84-1.28 .73
 TFMI quintile 3; 4.60 (M), 5.40 (W) 1.19 0.98-1.45 .08 1.20 0.96-1.50 .11
 TFMI quintile 4; 5.24 (M), 6.00 (W) 1.56 1.26-1.94 <.001 1.60 1.27-2.01 <.001
 TFMI quintile 5; 6.22 (M), 6.98 (W) 1.92 1.50-2.47 <.001 2.25 1.73-2.91 <.001
Obese BMI: mean, 33.149 (M), 34.055 (W)
 TFMI quintile 1; 4.63 (M), 6.28 (W) 1 <.001 1 <.001
 TFMI quintile 2; 6.09 (M), 7.37 (W) 1.29 1.04-1.60 .02 1.24 0.97-1.58 .08
 TFMI quintile 3; 6.95 (M), 8.13 (W) 1.49 1.16-1.91 .002 1.82 1.45-2.29 <.001
 TFMI quintile 4; 7.85 (M), 9.07 (W) 1.79 1.38-2.32 <.001 1.89 1.47-2.44 <.001
 TFMI quintile 5; 9.95 (M), 11.32 (W) 2.47 1.83-3.35 <.001 2.79 2.04-3.83 <.001

Covariates: age, ethnicity (UK White, UK mixed, Asian or Asian British, Black or Black British, UK Chinese, UK other ethnic groups, US Mexican American, US other Hispanic, US non-Hispanic White, US non-Hispanic Black, and US other race—including multiracial, and Korean), and smoking status.

BMI, body mass index; M, male; RR, relative risk; TFMI, trunk fat mass index; W, women.