Table 4.
Adjusted RRs of Diabetes Across Quintiles of TFMI in the United Kingdom, United States, and South Korea
| Men |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | 95% CI | P | Linear trend | RR | 95% CI | P | Linear trend | |
| United Kingdom | ||||||||
| TFMI quintile 1; 2.38 (M), 2.42 (W) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| TFMI quintile 2; 3.75 (M), 3.78 (W) | 1.26 | 0.98-1.63 | .08 | <.001 | 0.99 | 0.65-1.49 | .94 | <.001 |
| TFMI quintile 3; 4.65 (M), 4.84 (W) | 1.89 | 1.49-2.40 | <.001 | 1.52 | 1.04-2.21 | .03 | ||
| TFMI quintile 4; 5.61 (M), 6.09 (W) | 2.04 | 1.60-2.60 | <.001 | 2.17 | 1.51-3.11 | <.001 | ||
| TFMI quintile 5; 7.70 (M), 8.61 (W) | 2.89 | 2.20-3.78 | <.001 | 3.11 | 2.09-4.63 | <.001 | ||
| United States | ||||||||
| TFMI quintile 1; 2.20 (M), 2.94 (W) | 1 | |||||||
| TFMI quintile 2; 3.33 (M), 4.44 (W) | 1.53 | 1.04-2.26 | .03 | <.001 | 2.54 | 1.56-4.15 | <.001 | <.001 |
| TFMI quintile 3; 4.08 (M), 5.64 (W) | 2.23 | 1.54-3.22 | <.001 | 3.19 | 1.93-5.28 | <.001 | ||
| TFMI quintile 4; 4.89 (M), 6.89 (W) | 2.01 | 1.37-2.96 | <.001 | 6.25 | 3.75-10.41 | <.001 | ||
| TFMI quintile 5; 6.93 (M), 9.50 (W) | 3.01 | 1.96-4.60 | <.001 | 10.39 | 5.81-18.56 | <.001 | ||
| South Korea | ||||||||
| TFMI quintile 1; 1.51 (M), 2.43 (W) | 1 | |||||||
| TFMI quintile 2; 2.38 (M), 3.51 (W) | 1.26 | 0.98-1.61 | .07 | <.001 | 1.53 | 1.15-2.04 | .004 | <.001 |
| TFMI quintile 3; 2.99 (M), 4.24 (W) | 1.43 | 1.11-1.84 | .006 | 1.84 | 1.39-2.44 | <.001 | ||
| TFMI quintile 4; 3.57 (M), 4.97 (W) | 1.64 | 1.26-2.14 | <.001 | 2.12 | 1.59-2.82 | <.001 | ||
| TFMI quintile 5; 4.62 (M), 6.37 (W) | 1.83 | 1.35-2.48 | <.001 | 2.59 | 1.87-3.60 | <.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.