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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Urol. 2013 Sep 25;191(3):715–721. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.08.110

Table 2.

Association between measures of adiposity and incidence of moderate or worse (IPSS ≥15) LUTS

# Cases # Person-
Years
HR (95% CI)* HR (95% CI)
Updated BMI (kg/m2)
<21 150 8,209 0.89 (0.75 – 1.06) 0.88 (0.74 – 1.05)
21 – <23 532 28,294 1.06 (0.96 – 1.18) 1.06 (0.95 – 1.18)
23 – <25 934 54,641 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
25 – <27.5 1,253 67,002 1.11 (1.02 – 1.21) 1.11 (1.02 – 1.21)
27.5 – <30 688 33,509 1.25 (1.13 – 1.38) 1.25 (1.13 – 1.38)
30 – <35 428 19,394 1.33 (1.18 – 1.49) 1.31 (1.17 – 1.48)
≥ 35 103 3,752 1.70 (1.38 – 2.08) 1.61 (1.31 – 1.99)
p-trend <0.0001 <0.0001

Updated Waist
Circumference (in)
≤ 33 231 17,599 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
>33 – 34 225 16,734 0.92 (0.77– 1.11) 0.93 (0.78 – 1.12)
>34 – 36 819 45,281 1.18 (1.02 – 1.36) 1.20 (1.03 – 1.39)
>36 – 38 891 48,997 1.11 (0.96 – 1.28) 1.13 (0.98 – 1.32)
>38 – 40 757 37,003 1.19 (1.03 – 1.38) 1.23 (1.05 – 1.43)
>40 – 42 531 23,400 1.32 (1.13 – 1.54) 1.35 (1.15 – 1.59)
> 42 634 25,787 1.37 (1.18 – 1.60) 1.39 (1.19 – 1.63)
p-trend <0.0001 <0.0001

Updated Hip
Circumference (in)
≤ 36 282 14,820 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
>36 – 38 678 42,800 0.81 (0.71 – 0.93) 0.82 (0.71 – 0.95)
>38 – 40 1,194 64,589 0.92 (0.81 – 1.05) 0.94 (0.82 – 1.07)
>40 – 42 947 49,281 0.94 (0.82 – 1.08) 0.97 (0.84 – 1.11)
>42 – 44 575 25,299 1.10 (0.95 – 1.27) 1.12 (0.97 – 1.30)
>44 – 46 231 10,636 1.04 (0.87 – 1.24) 1.06 (0.88 – 1.26)
> 46 181 7,378 1.12 (0.92 – 1.35) 1.11 (0.91 – 1.35)
p-trend <0.0001 <0.0001

Updated Waist to
Hip Ratio
≤ 0.87 287 21,381 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
>0.87 – 0.89 315 21,535 1.05 (0.89 – 1.23) 1.05 (0.89 – 1.23)
>0.89 – 0.91 449 26,501 1.16 (1.00 – 1.35) 1.16 (1.00 – 1.35)
>0.91 – 0.93 576 31,968 1.17 (1.01 – 1.35) 1.18 (1.02 – 1.36)
>0.93 – 0.95 637 33,333 1.16 (1.01 – 1.33) 1.16 (1.01 – 1.34)
>0.95 – 0.97 500 23,904 1.25 (1.08 – 1.44) 1.24 (1.07 – 1.43)
>0.97 – 0.99 453 19,579 1.31 (1.13 – 1.52) 1.29 (1.11 – 1.50)
≥ 0.99 871 36,600 1.34 (1.17 – 1.54) 1.33 (1.16 – 1.52)
p-trend <0.0001 <0.0001

Weight Change from
Age 21 (lbs)
Lost >10 429 21,985 1.08 (0.96 – 1.21) 1.07 (0.95 – 1.20)
No change (+/− 10) 842 48,379 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
Gained 10 – <20 737 41,666 1.07 (0.97 – 1.18) 1.07 (0.97 – 1.18)
Gained 20 – <30 665 36,656 1.08 (0.97 – 1.20) 1.08 (0.97 – 1.19)
Gained 30 – <40 487 25,631 1.10 (0.98 – 1.23) 1.09 (0.97 – 1.22)
Gained 40 – <50 320 15,741 1.15 (1.01 – 1.30) 1.14 (1.00 – 1.30)
Gained 50+ 608 24,744 1.33 (1.20 – 1.48) 1.31 (1.17 – 1.46)
p-trend <0.0001 <0.0001
*

Adjusted for age.

Adjusted for age, smoking in the past 10 years, physical activity, intake of total energy, polyunsaturated fatty acids, fruit, vegetables, red meat, alcohol, supplemental vitamin E, supplemental selenium, and use of aspirin. Models of waist circumference and hip circumference are further adjusted for height.