Table 4. Odds ratio (95% CIs) for the association between thigh circumference and diabetes among 199 423 men aged 30–79 years.

Percentile of thigh circumference (cm)	Age, years			Body mass index, kg/m2
	<50 (5,96/158 149)	50–64 (4453/36 168)	65+ (1037/5106)	<23 (2272/62 291)	23–24.9 (2923/56 399)	25+ (6191/80 733)
2.5 (<43)	3.43 (2.70–4.34)	2.55 (2.13–3.07)	1.62 (1.21–2.17)	2.79 (2.33–3.33)	1.94 (1.42–2.65)	1.08 (0.61–1.92)
5 (43–<44)	1.98 (1.61–2.43)	2.19 (1.87–2.56)	1.58 (1.21–2.08)	2.20 (1.87–2.58)	1.87 (1.50–2.34)	1.67 (1.19–2.33)
10 (44–<46)	1.99 (1.62–2.44)	2.12 (1.80–2.50)	1.37 (1.01–1.86)	2.18 (1.84–2.58)	2.06 (1.67–2.56)	1.20 (0.85–1.71)
25 (46–<48)	1.49 (1.36–1.64)	1.47 (1.34–1.61)	1.18 (0.97–1.43)	1.56 (1.39–1.74)	1.53 (1.38–1.70)	1.18 (1.04–1.34)
50 (48–<54)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
75 (54–<57)	0.74 (0.69–0.80)	0.76 (0.68–0.85)	0.74 (0.54–1.01)	0.66 (0.48–0.89)	0.66 (0.58–0.76)	0.76 (0.70–0.81)
90 (57–<59)	0.60 (0.54–0.67)	0.56 (0.47–0.68)	0.58 (0.30–1.13)	0.66 (0.31–1.42)	0.40 (0.28–0.57)	0.60 (0.54–0.66)
95 (59–<61)	0.59 (0.51–0.67)	0.63 (0.48–0.82)	0.43 (0.16–1.15)	0.68 (0.16–2.82)	0.57 (0.33–0.98)	0.58 (0.51–0.65)
97.5 (≥61)	0.44 (0.39–0.51)	0.67 (0.51–0.89)	0.77 (0.35–1.69)	0.43 (0.06–3.12)	0.75 (0.41–1.37)	0.47 (0.41–0.53)
AUC	0.786 (0.781–0.792)	0.683 (0.674–0.691)	0.658 (0.639–0.676)	0.824 (0.816–0.832)	0.799 (0.791–0.807)	0.755 (0.749–0.761)

Abbreviation: AUC, area under the curve.

Model adjusted for age, smoking, exercise, family history of diabetes, body mass index, and waist circumference.