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. 2013 May 28;2013:618056. doi: 10.1155/2013/618056

(a) Men

Summary measure (0–8)
US (N = 995) England (N = 2385) Taiwan (N = 586) Taiwan (N = 586)
Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2
Intercept 2.36* 3.31* 0.53* 0.61* 1.76* 2.51* 1.43* 2.16*
Age 0.00 −0.01 0.02* 0.02* 0.00 −0.01 0.00 −0.01
Currently smoking 0.01 0.24* 0.12 0.14
Physical activity −0.45* −0.18 0.15 0.17
Antihypertensives 0.20 −0.02 −0.68* −0.67*
BMI and waist circumference
 Underweight −0.81 −0.59 0.18 0.03 −0.96* −0.80* −0.91* −0.76*
 Normal BMI + normal waist Reference Reference Reference Reference
 Normal BMI + high waist 0.56* 0.52* 0.38* 0.38* 0.90* 0.84* 0.35 0.33
 Obese 0.34 0.34 0.60* 0.61* 0.98* 0.96* 0.67* 0.65*
 Very obese 0.62* 0.40 0.82* 0.82*

R 2 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.05 0.10 0.06 0.11