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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2015 Feb 27;121(12):2036–2043. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29300

Table 4.

Relative Risks for non-obese misclassification using BMI, skinfolds, and WHtR

BMI Skinfolds WHtR
Effect RR (95%
CI)
P
Value
RR (95%
CI)
P
Value
RR (95%
CI)
P
Value
Male Models
Race (Non-white vs. White) 1.02 (0.72–1.34) 0.89 1.21 (0.82–1.67) 0.31 1.10 (0.48–2.12) 0.80
Cranial Radiation (Yes vs. No) 1.01 (0.82–1.24) 0.94 0.92 (0.70–1.20) 0.54 0.89 (0.53–1.50) 0.66
Abdomen/Pelvic Radiation (Yes vs. No) 1.57 (1.25–1.95) <0.001 1.50 (1.11–1.98) 0.010 2.35 (1.36–3.92) 0.003
Female Models
Race (Non-white vs. White) 0.76 (0.56–0.96) 0.02 0.70 (0.42–1.07) 0.11 0.63 (0.39–0.92) 0.02
Cranial Radiation (Yes vs. No) 0.80 (0.68–0.94) 0.007 0.77 (0.58–1.01) 0.06 0.49 (0.37–0.64) <0.001
Abdomen/Pelvic Radiation (Yes vs. No) 1.13 (0.93–1.34) 0.20 1.03 (0.71–1.42) 0.89 1.70 (1.27–2.22) 0.001

All models were adjusted for current age and age at diagnosis