Figure 1.

Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for incident myocardial infarction associated with body mass index, waist circumference, waist‐to‐hip ratio, and waist‐to‐height ratio. Analyses are adjusted for age, Townsend deprivation index, and smoking status. The first 2 years of follow‐up were excluded. HRs per fifth are plotted on a floating absolute scale, with the second fifth as the reference group. Vertical lines indicate the corresponding 95% confidence intervals. HRs for a 1‐SD higher value are shown for each sex, taking the standard deviation from the sex‐combined baseline data. *P‐value for interaction by sex for the continuous analysis.