Table 3.
Hazard ratios of all-cause mortality according to adiposity measurement quintiles in men, further adjusted for weight changes since age 25, in addition to age, physical activity, smoker status, history of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease
| Quintile | Whole body fat % | Relative abdominal fat | Waist circumference | Waist–hip ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | HR (95% CI) | n | HR (95% CI) | n | HR (95% CI) | n | HR (95% CI) | |
| 1st | 373 | 1.00 | 396 | 1.00 | 407 | 1.00 | 396 | 1.00 |
| 2nd | 396 | 0.73 (0.50, 1.08) | 397 | 0.65 (0.44, 0.95)* | 402 | 0.94 (0.65, 1.38) | 395 | 0.74 (0.49, 1.11) |
| 3rd | 336 | 0.86 (0.57, 1.29) | 399 | 0.62 (0.41, 0.92)* | 371 | 0.69 (0.44, 1.07) | 399 | 0.87 (0.58, 1.31) |
| 4th | 352 | 0.65 (0.42, 1.00)* | 396 | 0.59 (0.39, 0.89)* | 406 | 1.11 (0.73, 1.68) | 395 | 1.13 (0.77, 1.67) |
| 5th | 528 | 0.58 (0.38, 0.90)* | 397 | 0.74 (0.49, 1.11) | 398 | 1.16 (0.73, 1.85) | 400 | 1.01 (0.68, 1.51) |
| p value for trend | 0.010 | 0.175 | 0.772 | 0.379 | ||||
*p < 0.05