Table 2.

Logistic regression analysis discriminating the odds of elevated risk factor and odds of >2 cardiometabolic risk factors per standard deviation increase in waist circumference ^a

	White				African American
	normal	overweight	obese I	obese II+	normal	overweight	obese I	obese II+
Women
High blood pressure	0.8 (0.6–1.0)	1.2 (1.0–1.5)	1.4 (1.1–1.7)	1.3 (1.1–1.6)	1.5 (1.0–2.3)	1.2 (1.0–1.6)	1.3 (1.1–1.6)	1.3 (1.1–1.6)
High blood glucose	1.4 (1.1–1.8)	1.7 (1.4–2.0)	2.0 (1.6–2.5)	1.6 (1.3–2.0)	2.3 (1.3–4.1)	1.5 (1.1–1.9)	1.9 (1.5–2.4)	1.8 (1.4–2.2)
High triglycerides	1.3 (1.0–1.8)	1.5 (1.2–1.8)	1.5 (1.2–1.8)	1.2 (1.0–1.5)	1.1 (0.4–3.0)	1.5 (1.1–2.1)	1.5 (1.2–2.0)	1.3 (1.0–1.7)
Low HDL-cholesterol	1.2 (1.0–1.5)	1.3 (1.1–1.6)	1.4 (1.2–1.7)	1.3 (1.0–1.6)	1.4 (1.0–2.0)	1.2 (1.0–1.6)	1.4 (1.1–1.6)	1.2 (1.0–1.4)
≥2 risk factors	1.5 (1.1–1.9)	1.6 (1.3–2.0)	1.9 (1.6–2.4)	1.7 (1.4–2.2)	3.6 (1.7–7.8)	1.5 (1.1–1.9)	1.8 (1.5–2.3)	1.6 (1.3–1.9)
Men
High blood pressure	1.4 (1.0–1.9)	1.4 (1.1–1.7)	1.4 (1.1–1.7)	1.1 (0.9–1.5)	1.8 (1.1–2.8)	1.0 (0.7–1.5)	1.0 (0.7–1.4)	1.0 (0.7–1.7)
High blood glucose	1.3 (1.0–1.7)	1.2 (1.0–1.5)	1.2 (1.0–1.5)	1.1 (0.9–1.5)	2.1 (1.3–3.5)	1.9 (1.2–3.0)	1.4 (1.0–2.0)	1.1 (0.7–1.7)
High triglycerides	2.2 (1.5–3.2)	1.7 (1.4–2.1)	1.2 (1.0–1.5)	0.9 (0.7–1.2)	3.0 (1.2–7.8)	1.5 (0.8–2.6)	1.2 (0.8–1.7)	1.1 (0.7–1.7)
Low HDL-cholesterol	1.8 (1.4–2.3)	1.4 (1.1–1.7)	1.2 (1.0–1.5)	1.0 (0.8–1.3)	1.7 (1.0–2.7)	1.2 (0.7–1.9)	1.4 (1.0–2.0)	1.6 (1.0–2.5)
≥2 risk factors	1.8 (1.4–2.5)	1.6 (1.3–2.0)	1.4 (1.2–1.7)	1.1 (0.9–1.5)	3.4 (1.8–6.5)	1.3 (0.8–2.0)	1.3 (0.9–1.8)	1.4 (0.9–2.2)

^aOdds ratios with 95% CIs indicated in parentheses. Models control for age, smoking status, and menopausal status (for women).