Table 6.
Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association between the different anthropometric measures and cardiovascular mortality for men and women; the second quartile was set as the reference category
| Cardiovascular mortality | Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | p-value | HR | 95% CI | p-value | |||
| Body mass index | ||||||||
| 1st quartile | 0.94 | 0.72 | 1.22 | 0.627 | 1.34 | 0.91 | 1.97 | 0.133 |
| 2nd quartile | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 3rd quartile | 0.92 | 0.74 | 1.16 | 0.493 | 1.16 | 0.86 | 1.56 | 0.339 |
| 4th quartile | 1.30 | 1.06 | 1.61 | 0.013 | 1.46 | 1.09 | 1.97 | 0.012 |
| Body adiposity index | ||||||||
| 1st quartile | 1.17 | 0.85 | 1.60 | 0.338 | 0.72 | 0.46 | 1.15 | 0.167 |
| 2nd quartile | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 3rd quartile | 1.29 | 1.01 | 1.66 | 0.043 | 0.83 | 0.62 | 1.12 | 0.227 |
| 4th quartile | 1.54 | 1.22 | 1.96 | <.0001 | 1.14 | 0.86 | 1.51 | 0.365 |
| Waist circumference | ||||||||
| 1st quartile | 0.80 | 0.60 | 1.08 | 0.144 | 1.02 | 0.64 | 1.62 | 0.937 |
| 2nd quartile | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 3rd quartile | 0.97 | 0.77 | 1.21 | 0.778 | 1.36 | 1.01 | 1.85 | 0.045 |
| 4th quartile | 1.28 | 1.04 | 1.57 | 0.018 | 1.70 | 1.27 | 2.28 | <.0001 |
| Waist to hip ratio | ||||||||
| 1st quartile | 0.86 | 0.63 | 1.18 | 0.348 | 0.79 | 0.50 | 1.25 | 0.309 |
| 2nd quartile | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 3rd quartile | 1.05 | 0.84 | 1.31 | 0.693 | 1.20 | 0.88 | 1.65 | 0.249 |
| 4th quartile | 1.33 | 1.07 | 1.64 | 0.009 | 1.66 | 1.24 | 2.22 | 0.009 |
| Waist to height ratio | ||||||||
| 1st quartile | 0.87 | 0.61 | 1.25 | 0.460 | 0.82 | 0.48 | 1.41 | 0.476 |
| 2nd quartile | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 3rd quartile | 1.14 | 0.90 | 1.44 | 0.280 | 1.23 | 0.90 | 1.68 | 0.196 |
| 4th quartile | 1.56 | 1.25 | 1.94 | <.0001 | 1.62 | 1.20 | 2.19 | 0.002 |
Values are adjusted for age, survey, education level, alcohol intake, smoking status, physical activity, and time/smoking status interaction