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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2019 Apr 17;56(6):860–868. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.01.004

Table 4.

Associations of Self-Reported and Measured BMI (kg/m2) With Cardiometabolic Biomarkersa

Dependent variables Measured BMI, kg/m2 Self-reported BMI, kg/m2 Waist circumference, cm
β (SE) p-value β (SE) p-value β (SE) p-value
CRP, nmol/Lb
 Unadjusted 0.13 (0.007) <0.001 0.12 (0.008) <0.001 0.05 (0.003) <0.001
 Adjusted 0.13 (0.007) <0.001 0.13 (0.008) <0.001 0.05 (0.003) <0.001
Triglycerides, mmol/Lb
 Unadjusted 0.02 (0.002) <0.001 0.02 (0.003) <0.001 0.01 (0.0009) <0.001
 Adjusted 0.02 (0.002) <0.001 0.02 (0.003) <0.001 0.01 (0.0009) <0.001
HbA1c, mmol/molb
 Unadjusted 0.003 (0.0006) <0.001 0.003 (0.0007) <0.001 0.001 (0.0003) <0.001
 Adjusted 0.003 (0.0006) <0.001 0.003 (0.0007) <0.001 0.001 (0.0003) <0.001
Fasting glucose, mmol/Lb
 Unadjusted 0.002 (0.0006) 0.005 0.001 (0.0007) 0.07 0.0004 (0.0002) 0.07
 Adjusted 0.002 (0.006) 0.007 0.001 (0.0007) 0.07 0.0004 (0.0002) 0.11
Total cholesterol, mmol/L
 Unadjusted 0.03 (0.003) <0.001 0.03 (0.005) <0.001 0.01 (0.002) <0.001
 Adjusted 0.03 (0.004) <0.001 0.03 (0.005) <0.001 0.01 (0.002) <0.001
HDL-C, mmol/L
 Unadjusted −0.02 (0.002) <0.001 −0.02 (0.002) <0.001 −0.008 (0.0006) <0.001
 Adjusted −0.02 (0.002) <0.001 −0.02 (0.002) <0.001 −0.007 (0.0006) <0.001
LDL-C, mmol/L
 Unadjusted 0.03 (0.003) <0.001 0.03 (0.004) <0.001 0.01 (0.001) <0.001
 Adjusted 0.03 (0.003) <0.001 0.03 (0.004) <0.001 0.01 (0.001) <0.001
Uric acid, umol/L
 Unadjusted 3.90 (0.37) <0.001 3.90 (0.41) <0.001 1.78 (0.15) <0.001
 Adjusted 3.73 (0.31) <0.001 3.78 (0.35) <0.001 1.65 (0.13) <0.001
Systolic BP, mmHg
 Unadjusted 0.16 (0.06) 0.005 0.13 (0.06) 0.04 0.08 (0.02) <0.001
 Adjusted 0.11 (0.05) 0.03 0.09 (0.06) 0.09 0.05 (0.02) 0.02
Diastolic BP, mmHg
 Unadjusted 0.41 (0.04) <0.001 0.36 (0.05) <0.001 0.17 (0.02) <0.001
 Adjusted 0.40 (0.04) <0.001 0.35 (0.05) <0.001 0.17 (0.02) <0.001

Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05).

a

Estimates from generalized estimating equation models examining longitudinal associations. Analyses include data from three assessment waves, and exclude biologically implausible self-reported BMI values. Models were adjusted for adjusted for time, baseline age, sex, race/ethnicity, and time-varying height, past-month alcohol consumption and smoking.

b

Indicates continuous outcomes were transformed using the natural logarithmic function.

BP, blood pressure; CRP, c-reactive protein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.