Table 4.
Effect of hip circumference on risk of obesity-related cancer adjusting for waist circumference
| Range: | Model 1a | Model 2b | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC Quintiles | HC (inches) | I/1000 py | HR1 (95% CI) | HR2 (95% CI) |
| Men | ||||
| Quintile 1 | 32.5–38.0 | 5.43 | 2.08 (1.05, 4.09) | 2.45 (1.22, 4.94) |
| Quintile 2 (Ref) | 38.1–39.4 | 2.94 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Quintile 3 | 39.5–40.9 | 2.67 | 0.94 (0.42, 2.09) | 0.83 (0.37, 1.87) |
| Quintile 4 | 41.0–42.9 | 5.13 | 1.80 (0.91, 3.57) | 1.42 (0.68, 2.96) |
| Quintile 5 | 43.0–59.0 | 5.18 | 1.98 (0.98, 4.00) | 1.17 (0.47, 2.94) |
| Women | ||||
| Quintile 1 | 31.5–36.9 | 5.46 | 1.12 (0.66, 1.90) | 1.13 (0.66, 1.93) |
| Quintile 2 (Ref) | 37.0–38.9 | 5.09 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Quintile 3 | 39.0–40.9 | 6.19 | 1.23 (0.75, 2.02) | 1.22 (0.74, 2.03) |
| Quintile 4 | 41.0–43.9 | 7.72 | 1.55 (0.96, 2.50) | 1.52 (0.90, 2.57) |
| Quintile 5 | 44.0–65.5 | 7.01 | 1.42 (0.87, 2.32) | 1.36 (0.69, 2.67) |
HC=hip circumference
a
Model 1: adjusts for age, height, education, cigarettes/day, grams of alcohol intake, and physical activity.
b
Model 2: model 1 plus waist circumference