Table 2. Associations of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) with cardiometabolic risk factors.

	Systolic BP (mmHg)	Diastolic BP (mmHg)	Glucose (mmol/L)	LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	HDL cholestrol (mmol/L)	(log)triglyceride (mmol/L)
BMI (kg/m2)	2.01 (1.50,2.52) * †	1.24 (0.88, 1.60)	0.05 (0.02, 0.08)	0.01 (−0.02, 0.05)	0.00 (−0.02, 0.02)	0.01 (−0.01, 0.04)
WC (cm)	1.48 (1.04, 1.92)	1.02 (0.61, 1.42)	0.02 (−0.01, 0.05)	0.04 (0.00, 0.09)	−0.02 (−0.04, 0.00)	0.05 (0.02, 0.08)

Beta’s are adjusted for age, sex and ethnicity; models including SBP, DBP or WC are additionally adjusted for height.

^*Bold indicates significant different from reference group;

^†Non-linear association: estimated betas for mean BMI (15.3 kg/m²).