Table IV.
Cox proportional hazard analysis of all cause mortality as a function of waist hip ratio and potential confounding variables (age, sex) and potential pathophysiologic intervening variables (LVDD and EF)
| Hazard Ratio | P-value | |
|---|---|---|
| Model 1, unadjusted | ||
| WHR | 23.59 (3.96,139.77) | 0.0005 |
| Models 2-3, adjusting for confounding varaibles | ||
| Model 2, adjusted for age | ||
| WHR | 14.7 (2.08,104.58) | 0.007 |
| Model 3, adjusted for sex | ||
| WHR | 23.82 (2.06,270.43) | 0.001 |
| Models 4-6, adjusting for intervening variables | ||
| Model 4, adjusted for EF | ||
| WHR | 5.01 (0.77,32.92) | 0.09 |
| Model 5, adjusted for LVDD | ||
| WHR | 2.32 (0.25,21.99) | 0.46 |
| Model 6, adjusted for LV mass | ||
| WHR | 0.77 (0.05,11.10) | 0.85 |
| Model 7, adjusted for confounding and intervening variables | ||
| WHR | 0.41 (0.02,11.39) | 0.60 |
| Age | 1.09 (1.06,1.11) | <0.0001 |
| Female sex | 0.78 (0.43,1.41) | 0.40 |
| EF | 0.96 (0.94,,0.97) | <0.0001 |
| LVDD (mild) | 2.87 (1.59,5.13) | 0.0004 |
| Moderate to severe LVDD | 3.36 (1.88,1.72) | 0.0004 |
| Model 8, adjusted for coronary artery disease | ||
| WHR | 5.8 (0.89, 37.74 | 0.06 |
| Model 9, adjusted for congestive heart failure | ||
| WHR | 9.59 (1.56,60.16) | 0.01 |