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. 2011 Jan 31;1(1):e2. doi: 10.1038/nutd.2010.2

Table 4. Odds ratios (95% CI) of having specific cardiometabolic risk factors per standard deviation of VAT, SAT, or FM.

  Males
Females
  OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
VAT Model 2 Model 4 Model 6 Model 2 Model 4 Model 6
 High triglyceride 2.6 (2.0–3.3)** 2.6 (1.9–3.6)** 2.6 (1.8–3.7)** 2.3 (1.9–2.8)** 2.1 (1.7–2.7)** 2.2 (1.7–2.9)**
 Low HDL 1.8 (1.4–2.2)** 1.5 (1.2–2.0)* 1.5 (1.1–2.1)* 2.4 (2.0–3.0)** 2.2 (1.7–2.8)** 2.2 (1.7–2.9)**
 Diabetes 1.4 (1.1–1.8)* 1.2 (0.9–1.6) 1.1 (0.8–1.4) 2.9 (2.3–3.7)** 3.0 (2.3–3.9)** 2.9 (2.2–4.0)**
 High BP 2.2 (1.7–2.8)** 1.8 (1.3–2.4)** 1.7 (1.2–2.3)* 1.8 (1.5–2.2)** 1.7 (1.4–2.2)** 1.6 (1.2–2.1)*
 2+ Risk factors 10.1 (6.5–15.8)** 5.9 (3.7–9.7)** 5.3 (3.1–9.1)** 8.1 (5.8–11.4)** 5.3 (3.6–7.7)** 4.3 (2.9–6.3)**
             
SAT Model 3 Model 4   Model 3 Model 4  
 High triglycerides 1.5 (1.2–1.8)** 1.0 (0.8–1.2) 1.7 (1.4–2.0)** 1.1 (0.9–1.4)
 Low HDL 1.5 (1.2–1.8)** 1.2 (1.0–1.6) 1.7 (1.4–2.0)** 1.2 (0.9–1.4)
 Diabetes 1.4 (1.2–1.7)* 1.3 (1.0–1.6)* 1.7 (1.4–2.0)** 1.0 (0.8–1.2)
 High BP 1.8 (1.5–2.2)** 1.4 (1.1–1.8)* 1.5 (1.2–1.8)** 1.1 (0.9–1.4)
 2+ Risk factors 4.0 (2.9–5.3)** 2.0 (1.4–2.7)**   3.3 (2.7–4.1)** 1.8 (1.4–2.3)**
             
FM Model 5   Model 6 Model 5   Model 6
 High triglycerides 1.7 (1.4–2.1)** 1.0 (0.7–1.3) 1.7 (1.4–2.1)** 1.1 (0.8–1.4)
 Low HDL 1.5 (1.3–1.9)** 1.2 (0.9–1.6) 1.7 (1.5–2.1)** 1.1 (0.9–1.4)
 Diabetes 1.5 (1.2–1.9)** 1.5 (1.1–1.9)* 1.9 (1.5–2.2)** 1.0 (0.8–1.3)
 High BP 1.9 (1.5–2.3)** 1.4 (1.0–1.8)* 1.6 (1.3–1.9)** 1.2 (0.9–1.5)
 2+ Risk factors 4.6 (3.4–6.2)**   2.0 (1.4–2.9)** 4.2 (3.3–5.3)**   2.1 (1.6–2.8)**

Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; CI, confidence interval; FM, total body fat mass; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; OR, odds ratio; SAT, subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.

Odds ratios of having specific risk factor per standard deviation of VAT, SAT or FM unadjusted for other adiposity variables in (A) Model 2 (demographic variables + VAT), Model 3 (demographic variables + SAT) and Model 5 (demographic variables + FM), and adjusted for other adiposity variables in (B) Model 4 (demographic variables + VAT and SAT) and (C) Model 6 (demographic variables + VAT and FM).

High triglycerides, triglycerides ⩾150 mg dl−1; Low HDL, HDL <50 mg dl−1 (women), HDL <40 mg dl−1 (men); Diabetes, glucose ⩾126 mg dl−1 or reported diabetes; High BP, systolic BP ⩾140 mm Hg or diastolic BP ⩾90 mm Hg or reported hypertension. 2+ Risk factors, having two or more of high triglyceride, low HDL, diabetes or high BP.

*P<0.05;

**P<0.0001.