(a) Men
Summary measure (0–8)‡ | ||||||||
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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* | ||||
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R 2 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.11 |