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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 18.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2015 Aug 11;23(9):1920–1928. doi: 10.1002/oby.21176

Table 3. Prevalence ratios (95% confidence intervals) for hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia with one standard deviation increase in obesity measures in Hispanic/Latino women and men*.

Diabetes Hypertension Dyslipidemia
Women
 BMI 1.43 (1.36, 1.51) 1.31 (1.26, 1.36) 1.17 (1.14, 1.20)
 WC 1.47 (1.40, 1.55) 1.29 (1.24, 1.34) 1.19 (1.16, 1.22)
 WHR 1.54 (1.46, 1.62) 1.17 (1.12, 1.23) 1.19 (1.16, 1.23)
 WHtR 1.49 (1.41, 1.57) 1.29 (1.24, 1.34) 1.20 (1.17, 1.22)
 %BF 1.46 (1.35, 1.59) 1.30 (1.23, 1.38) 1.20 (1.16, 1.24)
 FMI 1.41 (1.33, 1.49) 1.30 (1.25, 1.35) 1.17 (1.15, 1.20)
Men
 BMI 1.44 (1.36, 1.53) 1.36 (1.30, 1.42) 1.22 (1.19, 1.26)
 WC 1.48 (1.39, 1.57) 1.34 (1.28, 1.41) 1.24 (1.20, 1.27)
 WHR 1.53 (1.42, 1.66) 1.29 (1.22, 1.37) 1.26 (1.22, 1.30)
 WHtR 1.49 (1.40, 1.59) 1.35 (1.29, 1.42) 1.24 (1.20, 1.27)
 %BF 1.37 (1.28, 1.48) 1.36 (1.29, 1.44) 1.25 (1.21, 1.29)
 FMI 1.38 (1.30, 1.47) 1.34 (1.29, 1.40) 1.21 (1.17, 1.24)
*

Adjusted for age, sampling scheme of the Hispanic Community Health Study /Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL), Hispanic background, field center, nativity, education level, health insurance status, annually household income, smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity.

BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio; %BF, percent body fat; FMI, fat mass index.