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

Table 4.

Adjusted RRs of Diabetes Across Quintiles of TFMI in the United Kingdom, United States, and South Korea

Men
Women
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.