Table 2. Results of logistic regression analysis (odds ratios (95% confidence interval)) for BMI and waist circumference predicting individual risk factors and the presence of two or more cardiometabolic risk factors.

	Women		Men
	White	African American	White	African American
High blood pressure
BMI	1.8 (1.6–2.1)	1.7 (1.5–1.9)	1.7 (1.5–1.9)	1.6 (1.3–1.9)
Waist circumference	1.9 (1.7–2.1)	1.8 (1.6–2.1)	1.8 (1.6–2.0)	1.6 (1.4–2.0)
High glucose
BMI	2.1 (1.9–2.4)	1.8 (1.6–2.1)	1.5 (1.3–1.7)	1.6 (1.3–1.9)
Waist circumference	2.4 (2.2–2.7)	2.3 (2.0–2.6)	1.6 (1.4–1.8)	1.8 (1.4–2.2)
High triglycerides
BMI	1.8 (1.6–1.9)	1.2 (1.0–1.4)	1.9 (1.7–2.2)	1.6 (1.3–2.1)
Waist circumference	2.0 (1.8–2.2)	1.5 (1.3–1.7)	2.1 (1.9–2.4)	1.8 (1.4–2.4)
Low HDL-cholesterol
BMI	1.9 (1.7–2.1)	1.4 (1.3–1.6)	1.6 (1.5–1.8)	1.5 (1.3–1.9)
Waist circumference	2.0 (1.8–2.3)	1.5 (1.4–1.7)	1.7 (1.5–1.9)	1.7 (1.4–2.1)
2+ Risk factors
BMI	2.6 (2.3–3.0)	2.0 (1.7–2.2)	2.2 (1.9–2.4)	2.1 (1.7–2.6)
Waist circumference	3.1 (2.7–3.5)	2.4 (2.1–2.7)	2.4 (2.1–2.7)	2.4 (1.9–3.0)

High blood pressure ≥130/85 mm Hg or reported treated hypertension; high blood glucose ≥100 mg/dl or reported type 2 diabetes; high triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl; low HDL-cholesterol <40 mg/dl in men; <50 mg/dl in women. Results are expressed per s.d. unit of BMI and waist circumference, respectively. Age, smoking status, and menopausal status (women only) were included as covariates in all logistic regression models.

HDL, high-density lipoprotein.