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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Heart Fail. 2015 Feb 13;8(3):455–463. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.114.001837

Table 2.

Hazard ratios for heart failure according to different levels of body mass index at baseline and during follow-up among patients with type 2 diabetes

Body mass index during (kg/m2)
Each 1 kg/m2 increase
18.5–22.9 23–24.9 25.0–29.9 30–34.9 35–39.9 ≥40
Baseline
Men 766 861 3,191 3,153 1,866 1,631 -
 No. of cases 123 150 573 621 465 447 -
 Person-years 5,802 6,410 24,226 23,577 12,885 11,166 -
 Hazard ratios (95% CIs)
  Model 1a 0.96 (0.80–1.17) 1.01 (0.85–1.20) 1.00 1.15 (1.03–1.28) 1.62 (1.43–1.83) 2.01 (1.77–2.27) 1.036 (1.031–1.041)
  Model 2b 0.95 (0.78–1.15) 1.00 (0.84–1.19) 1.00 1.16 (1.04–1.29) 1.64 (1.45–1.85) 2.02 (1.79–2.29) 1.037 (1.032–1.042)
  Model 3c 0.98 (0.81–1.19) 1.03 (0.86–1.22) 1.00 1.11 (1.00–1.24) 1.45 (1.28–1.64) 1.71 (1.50–1.94) 1.027 (1.022–1.033)
Women 787 916 3,997 4,815 4,001 5,171 -
 No. of cases 135 153 574 775 737 1,081 -
 Person-years 6,397 7,522 33,527 40,004 32,162 40,134 -
 Hazard ratios (95% CIs)
  Model 1a 1.21 (1.01–1.45) 1.17 (0.98–1.39) 1.00 1.22 (1.10–1.36) 1.53 (1.38–1.71) 1.98 (1.78–2.19) 1.031 (1.027–1.035)
  Model 2b 1.16 (1.00–1.37) 1.16 (0.97–1.38) 1.00 1.23 (1.11–1.37) 1.55 (1.39–1.73) 2.01 (1.81–2.23) 1.032 (1.028–1.036)
  Model 3c 1.23 (1.02–1.48) 1.20 (1.01–1.43) 1.00 1.19 (1.07–1.32) 1.46 (1.31–1.63) 1.76 (1.58–1.96) 1.024 (1.020–1.029)
Follow-up
Men 704 853 3,305 3,254 1,859 1,493 -
 No. of cases 115 154 598 637 451 424 -
 Person-years 5,269 6,477 25,172 24,213 12,966 9,967 -
 Hazard ratios (95% CIs)
  Model 1a 0.97 (0.80–1.18) 1.00 (0.85–1.19) 1.00 1.13 (1.02–1.26) 1.60 (1.42–1.81) 2.12 (1.87–2.40) 1.039 (1.034–1.045)
  Model 2b 0.96 (0.79–1.17) 1.00 (0.84–1.19) 1.00 1.15 (1.03–1.29) 1.63 (1.44–1.84) 2.17 (1.91–2.46) 1.040 (1.035–1.046)
  Model 3c 1.00 (0.82–1.22) 1.00 (0.84–1.19) 1.00 1.10 (0.99–1.23) 1.42 (1.26–1.61) 1.81 (1.58–2.07) 1.030 (1.025–1.036)
Women 715 894 4,025 4,956 3,987 5,110 -
 No. of cases 139 130 591 777 719 1,099 -
 Person-years 5,869 7,416 33,542 41,195 32,016 39,707 -
 Hazard ratios (95% CIs)
  Model 1a 1.26 (1.05–1.51) 0.96 (0.80–1.16) 1.00 1.15 (1.04–1.28) 1.47 (1.32–1.64) 2.00 (1.81–2.21) 1.034 (1.030–1.038)
  Model 2b 1.22 (1.02–1.47) 0.95 (0.79–1.14) 1.00 1.16 (1.05–1.29) 1.50 (1.35–1.68) 2.03 (1.84–2.25) 1.035 (1.031–1.039)
  Model 3c 1.28 (1.07–1.54) 1.00 (0.83–1.21) 1.00 1.13 (1.02–1.25) 1.40 (1.26–1.56) 1.71 (1.54–1.90) 1.026 (1.021–1.030)

Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.

a

Adjusted for age and race.

b

Adjusted for age, race, types of insurance, income, and smoking.

c

Adjusted for age, race, types of insurance, income, smoking, LDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, HbA1c, glomerular filtration rate, history of obstructive sleep apnea, use of antihypertensive drugs, glucose-lowering agents, and cholesterol-lowering agents at baseline (in baseline analyses) and during follow-up (in the follow-up analyses).