Table 2.

Regression Coefficients of Fasting and 2-Hour Postload Glucose Levels Associated with One Standard Deviation Increase in BMI and Waist Circumference in Chinese Adults with BMI < 25 kg/m² by Sex, 2007–2008

Dependent variable	Regression coefficient
	Model 1				Model 2
	BMI (2.1 kg/m2)		Waist (8.3 cm)		BMI (2.1 kg/m2)		Waist (8.3 cm)
	Estimate (95% CI)	P	Estimate (95% CI)	P	Estimate (95% CI)	P	Estimate (95% CI)	P
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)
Men	0.128 (0.097, 0.159)	<0.0001	0.170 (0.139, 0.202)	<0.0001	0.047 (0.005, 0.089)	0.03	0.139 (0.095, 0.182)	<0.0001
Women	0.112 (0.091, 0.132)	<0.0001	0.167 (0.139, 0.196)	<0.0001	0.043 (0.019, 0.068)	0.0005	0.138 (0.105, 0.171)	<0.0001
2 hour glucose (mmol/L)
Men	0.121 (0.041, 0.200)	0.003	0.217 (0.132, 0.301)	<0.0001	−0.009 (−0.116, 0.098)	0.87	0.222 (0.109, 0.336)	<0.0001
Women	0.241 (0.182, 0.301)	<0.0001	0.362 (0.296, 0.428)	<0.0001	0.093 (0.022, 0.164)	0.01	0.299 (0.222, 0.377)	<0.0001
AUC glucose (mmol/L)
Men	0.233 (0.115, 0.351)	0.0001	0.408 (0.286, 0.531)	<0.0001	−0.008 (−0.166, 0.150)	0.92	0.414 (0.250, 0.577)	<0.0001
Women	0.351 (0.262, 0.441)	<0.0001	0.581 (0.484, 0.678)	<0.0001	0.095 (−0.014, 0.205)	0.09	0.517 (0.399, 0.634)	<0.0001

AUC: area under the curve

Model 1 included age, education, leisure-time physical activity, alcohol drinking, family history of type 2 diabetes, and either BMI or waist circumference, but not both; Model 2 included both BMI and waist circumference and other covariates in model 1.