Table 3.
Adjusteda Odds Ratios (95% Confidence Intervals) of Outcomes by Race/Ethnicity and Baseline BMI or Waist Circumference
| No. (%) | Lived to age 85 years with No disease and with No mobility disability (referent group) relative to: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lived to age 85 years with Baseline disease but No incident disease or mobility disability | Lived to age 85 years with Incident disease but No mobility disability | Mobility disability with or without disease | Did not live to age 85 years | ||
| WHITES | |||||
| BMI Category | |||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 346 (1.1) | 1.15 (0.78–1.72) | 1.03 (0.70–1.51) | 1.22 (0.77–1.92) | 2.27 (1.62–3.18) |
| Normal (18.5–<25) | 11,978 (37.3) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Overweight (25–<30) | 11,954 (37.2) | 1.01 (0.92–1.10) | 1.18 (1.09–1.28) | 1.62 (1.47–1.77) | 1.08 (1.00–1.17) |
| Obese (≥30) | 7873 (24.5) | 1.19 (1.06–1.35) | 1.68 (1.51–1.86) | 3.92 (3.51–4.37) | 2.05 (1.85–2.27) |
| WC > 88 cm | |||||
| Yes | 12,425 (38.5) | 1.13 (1.01–1.27) | 1.44 (1.30–1.59) | 1.70 (1.52–1.89) | 1.85 (1.67–2.05) |
| No | 19,865 (61.5) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| BLACKS/AFRICAN AMERICAN | |||||
| BMI Category | |||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 18 (0.8) | 1.08 (0.23–5.10) | 0.60 (0.10–3.73) | 0.54 (0.05–5.51) | 1.07 (0.25–4.61) |
| Normal (18.5–<25) | 403 (18.9) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Overweight (25–<30) | 779 (36.5) | 0.97 (0.63–1.51) | 1.80 (1.18–2.73)b | 1.91 (1.17–3.14) | 1.33 (0.89–2.00) |
| Obese (≥30) | 934 (43.8) | 1.36 (0.86–2.15) | 2.45 (1.58–3.80) | 3.80 (2.31–6.24) | 2.31 (1.52–3.50) |
| WC > 88 cm | |||||
| Yes | 1162 (54.2) | 1.08 (0.74–1.58) | 2.03 (1.44–2.86)b | 1.88 (1.29–2.72) | 2.28 (1.63–3.19) |
| No | 982 (45.8) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| HISPANIC/LATINO | |||||
| BMI Category | |||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 3 (0.5) | - | - | - | - |
| Normal (18.5–<25) | 173 (28.8) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Overweight (25–<30) | 235 (39.2) | 1.06 (0.50–2.25) | 2.17 (1.05–4.49) | 1.74 (0.80–3.81) | 0.97 (0.49–1.94) |
| Obese (≥30) | 189 (31.5) | 1.35 (0.51–3.56) | 4.41 (1.82–10.69)b | 5.03 (2.03–12.42) | 1.96 (0.84–4.58) |
| WC > 88 cm | |||||
| Yes | 255 (42.1) | 0.86 (0.41–1.79) | 1.46 (0.76–2.79) | 1.07 (0.55–2.11) | 1.29 (0.68–2.46) |
| No | 351 (57.9) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER | |||||
| BMI Category | |||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 46 (5.9) | 1.34 (0.51–3.51) | 0.75 (0.26–2.17) | 0.83 (0.23–2.92) | 1.48 (0.58–3.82) |
| Normal (18.5–<25) | 445 (57.0) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Overweight (25–<30) | 236 (30.2) | 1.06 (0.60–1.87) | 1.73 (1.04–2.86) | 2.08 (1.18–3.68) | 1.29 (0.75–2.21) |
| Obese (≥30) | 54 (6.9) | 1.60 (0.43–5.89) | 2.21 (0.67–7.32) | 4.95 (1.51–16.23) | 2.22 (0.66–7.45) |
| WC > 88 cm | |||||
| Yes | 125 (16.0) | 1.35 (0.62–2.91) | 2.23 (1.13–4.40) | 1.67 (0.79–3.50) | 1.46 (0.69–3.07) |
| No | 657 (84.0) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference
a
Adjusted for baseline age, study membership (clinical trial or observational study), baseline hormone therapy use, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, baseline smoking status, baseline alcohol use, baseline physical activity, and baseline depression status. Waist circumference model included adjustment for body mass index.
b
P≤0.05 for effect modification relative to Whites.