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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 26.
Published in final edited form as: Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2013 Dec 4;39(6):687–692. doi: 10.1139/apnm-2013-0360

Table 4.

Associations between continuous adipose measures (per standard deviation increase) and tertiles of adipose measures with incident obesity-related cancer in the Health ABC Study

Men Women
N. of people N. cases Event rate Model 1 HR (95% CI) Model 2 HR (95% CI) N. of people N. cases Event rate Model 1 HR (95% CI) Model 2 HR (95% CI)
Total AT
Per SD 1171 82 7.03 1.11 (0.91–1.36) 1.16 (0.93–1.44) 1334 142 10.0 1.22 (1.05–1.43) 1.23 (1.03–1.46)
T1 389 18 4.84 1.00 1.00 444 38 8.29 1.00 1.00
T2 391 30 7.55 1.57 (0.87–2.81) 1.61 (0.88–2.93) 444 46 9.60 1.16 (0.75–1.78) 1.06 (0.68–1.66)
T3 391 34 8.58 1.78 (1.01–3.14) 1.83 (1.00–3.36) 446 58 12.1 1.44 (0.96–2.17) 1.41 (0.91–2.19)
P for linear trend 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.11
VAT
Per SD 1130 78 6.90 1.25 (1.02–1.52) 1.30 (1.06–1.60) 1290 138 10.1 1.12 (0.96–1.32) 1.12 (0.94–1.32)
T1 376 13 3.43 1.00 1.00 429 40 8.64 1.00 1.00
T2 377 33 8.75 2.55 (1.34–4.84) 2.86 (1.47–5.57) 430 49 10.8 1.24 (0.82–1.89) 1.29 (0.84–1.98)
T3 377 32 8.55 2.49 (1.31–4.75) 2.85 (1.45–5.62) 431 49 10.8 1.25 (0.82–1.90) 1.24 (0.79–1.93)
P for linear trend 0.008 0.004 0.31 0.36
SAT
Per SD 1109 75 6.73 0.97 (0.78–1.22) 1.01 (0.80–1.27) 1250 129 9.68 1.16 (0.98–1.37) 1.16 (0.97–1.38)
T1 369 25 7.13 1.00 1.00 416 36 8.40 1.00 1.00
T2 369 28 7.36 1.04 (0.61–1.78) 1.01 (0.58–1.76) 417 43 9.49 1.13 (0.72–1.76) 1.13 (0.71–1.79)
T3 370 22 5.74 0.81 (0.46–1.44) 0.82 (0.46–1.49) 417 50 11.1 1.31 (0.85–2.00) 1.38 (0.88–2.17)
P for linear trend 0.48 0.52 0.22 0.16
Thigh IMAT
Per SD 1151 81 7.06 1.04 (0.83–1.28) 0.96 (0.70–1.32) 1310 139 9.97 1.12 (0.96–1.31) 1.12 (0.95–1.31)
T1 383 26 6.90 1.00 1.00 436 36 7.76 1.00 1.00
T2 384 23 5.70 0.83 (0.48–1.46) 0.85 (0.48–1.51) 436 53 11.6 1.51 (0.99–2.31) 1.59 (1.02–2.47)
T3 384 32 8.71 1.26 (0.75–2.11) 1.27 (0.73–2.19) 438 50 10.5 1.36 (0.88–2.08) 1.38 (0.88–2.17)
P for linear trend 0.36 0.38 0.19 0.19
Thigh HU
Per SD 1151 81 7.06 0.96 (0.76–1.21) 0.95 (0.75–1.21) 1310 139 9.97 0.95 (0.80–1.12) 0.94 (0.79–1.13)
T1 383 32 8.74 1.00 1.00 436 49 10.8 1.00 1.00
T2 384 21 5.35 0.62 (0.36–1.07) 0.62 (0.35–1.08) 436 51 10.9 1.03 (0.70–1.53) 0.99 (0.66–1.48)
T3 384 28 7.20 0.83 (0.50–1.38) 0.81 (0.50–1.38) 438 39 8.24 0.78 (0.51–1.19) 0.78 (0.50–1.22)
P for linear trend 0.46 0.42 0.26 0.28

Notes: Model 1 unadjusted; Model 2 adjusted for age, race, study site, education, height, smoking status, and smoking duration, comorbid conditions (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and pulmonary disease), and physical activity. P for linear trend across tertiles from Wald statistic. AT: adipose tissue, CI: confidence interval, HR: hazard ratio, HU: Hounsfield Unit, IMAT: intermuscular adipose tissue, SAT: subcutaneous adipose tissue, SD: standard deviation, T: tertile, VAT: visceral adipose tissue

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