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. 2021 Jan 15;64(4):814–825. doi: 10.1007/s00125-020-05362-7

Table 2.

HRs and 95% CIs for microvascular and macrovascular complications of type 2 diabetes according to pre-diagnosis BMI (categories and per 5 kg/m2)

Diabetes complication BMI category Continuous BMI, per 5 kg/m2
(n = 1083)
18.5–24.9 kg/m2
(n = 99)
25.0–29.9 kg/m2
(n = 452)
30.0–34.9 kg/m2
(n = 377)
≥35.0 kg/m2
(n = 155)
Total vascular complications
 No. of cases / person-years 24 / 1073.9 159 / 4844.6 147 / 4047.2 66 / 1663.1 395 / 11,623.9
 Age- and sex-adjusted model 1.00 (Ref.) 1.28 (0.81, 2.00) 1.51 (0.97, 2.36) 1.86 (1.15, 3.01) 1.17 (1.05, 1.30)
 Model 2a 1.00 (Ref.) 1.29 (0.81, 2.04) 1.57 (0.99, 2.50) 1.97 (1.20, 3.24) 1.18 (1.06, 1.31)
 Model 3b 1.00 (Ref.) 1.23 (0.77, 1.98) 1.51 (0.95, 2.42) 2.05 (1.23, 3.41) 1.19 (1.07, 1.34)
Macrovascular complications
 No. of cases / person-years 7 / 1107.3 38 / 5204.7 32 / 4376.5 8 / 1831.9 85 / 12,516.7
 Age- and sex-adjusted model 1.00 (Ref.) 0.91 (0.39, 2.11) 1.02 (0.44, 2.36) 0.70 (0.24, 2.03) 1.01 (0.78, 1.32)
 Model 2a 1.00 (Ref.) 0.94 (0.40, 2.19) 1.09 (0.45, 2.60) 0.77 (0.26, 2.25) 1.05 (0.81, 1.36)
 Model 3b 1.00 (Ref.) 0.89 (0.38, 2.11) 0.99 (0.41, 2.40) 0.68 (0.23, 2.04) 1.00 (0.76, 1.31)
Microvascular complications
 No. of cases / person-years 19 / 1108.1 138 / 5082.4 129 / 4218.1 62 / 1707.6 347 / 12,122.7
 Age- and sex-adjusted model 1.00 (Ref.) 1.43 (0.86, 2.37) 1.71 (1.04, 2.83) 2.38 (1.39, 4.06) 1.20 (1.07, 1.35)
 Model 2a 1.00 (Ref.) 1.41 (0.84, 2.37) 1.76 (1.06, 2.95) 2.50 (1.44, 4.36) 1.21 (1.07, 1.36)
 Model 3b 1.00 (Ref.) 1.33 (0.78, 2.26) 1.69 (1.00, 2.85) 2.70 (1.53, 4.76) 1.24 (1.09, 1.40)
Kidney disease
 No. of cases / person-years 11 / 1130.1 74 / 5309.4 80 / 4386.7 42 / 1778.1 207 / 12,607.7
 Age- and sex-adjusted model 1.00 (Ref.) 1.42 (0.73, 2.75) 2.01 (1.04, 3.87) 3.10 (1.57, 6.13) 1.38 (1.20, 1.58)
 Model 2a 1.00 (Ref.) 1.45 (0.74, 2.82) 2.09 (1.07, 4.07) 3.36 (1.67, 6.79) 1.39 (1.21, 1.60)
 Model 3b 1.00 (Ref.) 1.37 (0.70, 2.70) 2.02 (1.02, 3.97) 3.57 (1.72, 7.41) 1.42 (1.22, 1.66)
Neuropathy
 No. of cases / person-years 10 / 1118.7 90 / 5250.6 75 / 4417.1 35 / 1794.0 211 / 12,591.1
 Age- and sex-adjusted model 1.00 (Ref.) 1.47 (0.75, 2.88) 1.54 (0.79, 2.98) 2.10 (1.03, 4.27) 1.12 (0.96, 1.31)
 Model 2a 1.00 (Ref.) 1.43 (0.71, 2.87) 1.55 (0.78, 3.10) 2.18 (1.05, 4.54) 1.12 (0.96, 1.31)
 Model 3b 1.00 (Ref.) 1.32 (0.66, 2.65) 1.41 (0.71, 2.80) 2.14 (1.04, 4.43) 1.11 (0.94, 1.31)

Table presents combined rounded values from the ten imputation datasets

aModel 2: age- and sex-adjusted model + education, smoking status, smoking duration, physical activity, alcohol consumption, MedPyr score, family history of diabetes, myocardial infarction and stroke

bModel 3: Model 2 + prevalent conditions of hypertension and dyslipidaemia