. 2022 Apr 27;17(4):e0267597. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267597

Table 4. Hazard ratio for cardiovascular events according to waist circumference categories.

			Waist circumference groups
			< 80 ㎝	80–84.9 ㎝	85–89.9 ㎝	90–94.9 ㎝	≥ 95 ㎝
Cardiovascular events	Men	Model 1	1.000	1.089	1.203^*	1.324^*	1.369^*
		Model 2	1.000	1.124^*	1.250^*	1.376^*	1.427^*
		Model 3	1.000	1.044	1.116^*	1.184^*	1.167^*
	Women	Model 1	1.000	1.340^*	1.494^*	1.520^*	1.485^*
		Model 2	1.000	1.337^*	1.487^*	1.507^*	1.467^*
		Model 3	1.000	1.249^*	1.337^*	1.304^*	1.200
Ischemic heart disease	Men	Model 1	1.000	1.172^*	1.419^*	1.496^*	1.536^*
		Model 2	1.000	1.200^*	1.460^*	1.543^*	1.591^*
		Model 3	1.000	1.102	1.282^*	1.300^*	1.266^*
	Women	Model 1	1.000	1.588^*	1.799^*	1.945^*	1.748^*
		Model 2	1.000	1.587^*	1.795^*	1.938^*	1.735^*
		Model 3	1.000	1.453^*	1.565^*	1.612^*	1.347^*
Ischemic stroke	Men	Model 1	1.000	1.091	1.014	1.272^*	1.298^*
		Model 2	1.000	1.148	1.079	1.356^*	1.389^*
		Model 3	1.000	1.082	0.986	1.200^*	1.181
	Women	Model 1	1.000	1.129	1.251^*	1.296^*	1.273
		Model 2	1.000	1.126	1.243^*	1.280^*	1.250
		Model 3	1.000	1.058	1.130	1.123	1.037
Hemorrhagic stroke	Men	Model 1	1.000	0.731^*	0.778	0.720	0.839
		Model 2	1.000	0.746^*	0.795	0.733	0.850
		Model 3	1.000	0.708^*	0.731^*	0.655^*	0.727
	Women	Model 1	1.000	1.128	1.213	0.863	1.257
		Model 2	1.000	1.121	1.204	0.853	1.240
		Model 3	1.000	1.107	1.178	0.827	1.196

* P < 0.05 compared to subjects with waist circumference below 80 ㎝.

Model 1: adjusted for age. Model 2: adjusted for age, smoking status, alcohol consumption status, and level of physical activity. Model 3: adjusted for age, smoking status, alcohol consumption status, level of physical activity, total cholesterol, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus status.