TABLE 4.
All-cause mortality risk in relation to a body shape index (ABSI), body adiposity index (BAI), body mass index (BMI), and other anthropometric measures in never-smokers only using Cox proportional hazards regression
| Anthropometric measure | Category
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| ABSI quintiles | |||||
| Number of deaths (%) | 657 (8.58) | 711 (9.73) | 810 (11.1) | 884 (12.9) | 1136 (17.8) |
| Multivariate HR (95% CI)a | 1.00 (ref.) | 0.98 (0.88–1.09) | 1.06 (0.95–1.17) | 1.11 (1.01–1.23) | 1.35 (1.22–1.49) |
| BAI quintiles | |||||
| Number of deaths (%) | 730 (10.6) | 781 (11.0) | 801 (11.1) | 818 (11.6) | 1068 (14.8) |
| Multivariate HR (95% CI)a | 1.00 (ref.) | 0.94 (0.85–1.04) | 0.89 (0.80–0.98) | 0.90 (0.82–1.00) | 1.16 (1.05–1.28) |
| BMI quintiles | |||||
| Number of deaths (%) | 854 (11.5) | 744 (10.4) | 788 (11.3) | 848 (11.9) | 964 (14.1) |
| Multivariate HR (95% CI)a | 1.00 (ref.) | 0.85 (0.77–0.94) | 0.88 (0.80–0.97) | 0.91 (0.82–1.00) | 1.15 (1.04–1.27) |
| BMI categoriesb | |||||
| Number of deaths (%) | 76 (16.1) | 1572 (10.8) | 1399 (11.6) | 680 (12.5) | 471 (15.5) |
| Multivariate HR (95% CI)a | 1.69 (1.34–2.13) | 1.00 (ref.) | 0.99 (0.92–1.07) | 1.08 (0.98–1.18) | 1.47 (1.32–1.64) |
| Weight quintiles | |||||
| Number of deaths (%) | 924 (12.1) | 787 (10.8) | 799 (11.5) | 780 (11.1) | 908 (13.7) |
| Multivariate HR (95% CI)a | 1.00 (ref.) | 0.89 (0.81–0.98) | 0.96 (0.87–1.06) | 0.92 (0.83–1.01) | 1.24 (1.12–1.37) |
| Waist circumference quintiles | |||||
| Number of deaths (%) | 786 (10.1) | 739 (10.1) | 812 (10.9) | 866 (13.1) | 995 (15.8) |
| Multivariate HR (95% CI)a | 1.00 (ref.) | 0.88 (0.79–0.97) | 0.91 (0.82–1.00) | 1.03 (0.94–1.14) | 1.31 (1.18–1.45) |
| Hip circumference quintiles | |||||
| Number of deaths (%) | 832 (11.3) | 835 (11.5) | 782 (11.1) | 800 (11.1) | 949 (14.4) |
| Multivariate HR (95% CI)a | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.01 (0.91–1.11) | 0.99 (0.90–1.11) | 0.98 (0.89–1.08) | 1.30 (1.17–1.43) |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | |||||
| Number of deaths (%) | 750 (9.55) | 726 (9.90) | 794 (11.2) | 900 (13.3) | 1028 (15.9) |
| Multivariate HR (95% CI)a | 1.00 (ref.) | 0.90 (0.81–1.00) | 0.96 (0.86–1.06) | 1.06 (0.96–1.16) | 1.16 (1.06–1.29) |
Adjusted for age (continuous), race/ethnicity (NHW, black, Hispanic, Asian, native, other/unknown), education (< high school, high school, some college, ≥ college), alcohol (< or ≥ 1 drink/day), energy intake (continuous), HEI-2005 (continuous), moderate-strenuous physical activity (continuous), sedentary time (continuous), sleep (< 7, 7–9, ≥ 10 h/day), hormone replacement therapy (never, former, current), diabetes (yes/no), MI (ever/never), and general health construct (continuous).
Standard World Health Organization categories: underweight (< 18.5), normal weight (18.5–24.9; reference group), overweight (25–29.9), obesity I (30–34.9), and obesity II/III (≥ 35).