Table 2.
ORs for glycemic impairment for each body composition measure for study sample overall and by race/ethnic group
| Impaired fasting glucose1 |
Type 2 diabetes2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR* |
P value | 95% CI | OR* | P value | 95% CI | |
| Overall (N = 2,615) | ||||||
| Abdominal visceral fat area | 1.39 | <0.001 | 1.23, 1.57 | 1.39 | <0.001 | 1.21, 1.59 |
| Liver fat attenuation | 0.70 | <0.001 | 0.62, 0.79 | 0.63 | <0.001 | 0.56, 0.72 |
| Abdominal intermuscular fat area | 1.20 | 0.001 | 1.08, 1.34 | 1.06 | 0.37 | 0.92, 1.21 |
| Pericardial fat volume | 1.34 | <0.001 | 1.18, 1.52 | 1.32 | <0.001 | 1.15, 1.51 |
| South Asian (n = 747) | ||||||
| Abdominal visceral fat area | 1.43 | 0.008 | 1.10, 1.86 | 1.66 | <0.001 | 1.26, 2.18 |
| Liver fat attenuation | 0.88 | 0.34 | 0.68, 1.14 | 0.50 | <0.001 | 0.38, 0.66 |
| Abdominal intermuscular fat area | 1.24 | 0.12 | 0.95, 1.62 | 1.12 | 0.46 | 0.84, 1.49 |
| Pericardial fat volume | 1.28 | 0.13 | 0.93, 1.77 | 1.73 | <0.001 | 1.26, 2.38 |
| White (n = 745) | ||||||
| Abdominal visceral fat area | 1.41 | 0.002 | 1.13, 1.76 | 2.30 | <0.001 | 1.66, 3.17 |
| Liver fat attenuation | 0.65 | <0.001 | 0.52, 0.82 | 0.68 | 0.02 | 0.50, 0.94 |
| Abdominal intermuscular fat area | 1.42 | 0.001 | 1.16, 1.74 | 1.70 | <0.001 | 1.31, 2.22 |
| Pericardial fat volume | 1.36 | 0.005 | 1.10, 1.68 | 1.59 | 0.001 | 1.21, 2.10 |
| Chinese American (n = 244) | ||||||
| Abdominal visceral fat area | 1.55 | 0.15 | 0.86, 2.80 | 2.42 | 0.01 | 1.24, 4.71 |
| Liver fat attenuation | 0.53 | 0.003 | 0.35, 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.34 | 0.44, 1.32 |
| Abdominal intermuscular fat area | 0.76 | 0.44 | 0.38, 1.52 | 1.45 | 0.35 | 0.66, 3.16 |
| Pericardial fat volume | 1.73 | 0.09 | 0.93, 3.22 | 4.75 | <0.001 | 2.25, 10.02 |
| African American (n = 394) | ||||||
| Abdominal visceral fat area | 1.39 | 0.08 | 0.97, 2.01 | 1.09 | 0.62 | 0.77, 1.55 |
| Liver fat attenuation | 0.76 | 0.20 | 0.50, 1.16 | 0.57 | 0.003 | 0.40, 0.82 |
| Abdominal intermuscular fat area | 1.25 | 0.14 | 0.93, 1.67 | 0.71 | 0.044 | 0.50, 0.99 |
| Pericardial fat volume | 1.58 | 0.045 | 1.01, 2.46 | 1.12 | 0.60 | 0.73, 1.74 |
| Hispanic (n = 485) | ||||||
| Abdominal visceral fat area | 1.88 | <0.001 | 1.39, 2.55 | 1.23 | 0.22 | 0.89, 1.70 |
| Liver fat attenuation | 0.77 | 0.06 | 0.59, 1.01 | 0.76 | 0.03 | 0.58, 0.98 |
| Abdominal intermuscular fat area | 1.56 | <0.001 | 1.21, 2.00 | 1.33 | 0.037 | 1.02, 1.73 |
| Pericardial fat volume | 2.01 | <0.001 | 1.48, 2.74 | 1.44 | 0.024 | 1.05, 1.97 |
ORs are scaled by SD for each body composition measure.
1Compared with normal glucose tolerance.
2Compared with impaired fasting glucose.
*Adjusted for age, sex, study site, education, income, smoking, alcohol, exercise, HDL, triglycerides, and hypertension.
Statistically significant values are in bold (P < 0.05).