Figure 1.

. Association between each adiposity marker and systolic blood pressure (SBP). All estimates are adjusted for age, sex, residential area, education, smoking, physical activity, and alcohol consumption. Additional further adjustments for the dotted and dashed lines are stated on the plot. Analyses exclude those taking antihypertensive treatment at recruitment, those with previous chronic disease, and those with extreme or implausible values of adiposity or blood pressure (see footnote to Table). BMI indicates body mass index; HC, hip circumference; WC, waist circumference; and WHR, waist:hip ratio.