Table 3

Association of body size with hypertension and type 2 diabetes in two population-based surveys in Shanghai, China

Number of participants with neither diseaseType 2 diabetes onlyHypertension onlyBoth
NOR (95% CI)NOR (95% CI)NOR (95% CI)
BMI residuals
 Men
  Q112601561.005291.001751.00
  Q212241420.99 (0.77 to 1.27)5831.16 (1.00 to 1.34)1721.11 (0.87 to 1.41)
  Q311641321.09 (0.84 to 1.41)6511.50 (1.29 to 1.74)1711.36 (1.07 to 1.73)
  Q410791231.16 (0.88 to 1.51)7091.85 (1.59 to 2.15)2071.95 (1.54 to 2.47)
p Value for trend0.2472<0.0001<0.0001
 Women
  Q118161661.006001.002231.00
  Q218661481.02 (0.80 to 1.29)6291.29 (1.12 to 1.48)1620.96 (0.77 to 1.21)
  Q318351250.89 (0.69 to 1.15)6871.51 (1.31 to 1.73)1581.03 (0.82 to 1.31)
  Q416341090.94 (0.73 to 1.23)8472.23 (1.94 to 2.57)2151.85 (1.15 to 2.98)
p Value for trend0.4864<0.00010.0067
 All participants
  Q130483301.0011621.003851.00
  Q230792821.00 (0.84 to 1.19)12001.22 (1.11 to 1.35)3631.03 (0.87 to 1.22)
  Q329982780.98 (0.82 to 1.18)13461.50 (1.36 to 1.67)3021.18 (1.00 to 1.40)
  Q427532111.04 (0.86 to 1.26)15272.05 (1.85 to 2.27)4331.88 (1.60 to 2.21)
p Value for trend0.2280<0.0001<0.0001
WC residuals
 Men
  Q113761021.005311.001111.00
  Q212321311.34 (1.02 to 1.78)6011.23 (1.06 to 1.42)1551.41 (1.07 to 1.84)
  Q311301481.39 (0.70 to 2.77)6441.39 (1.20 to 1.62)1971.73 (1.33 to 2.25)
  Q49891721.75 (1.33 to 2.30)6961.57 (1.35 to 1.82)2622.25 (1.74 to 2.90)
p Value for trend<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001
 Women
  Q12019801.005981.001081.00
  Q219351021.17 (0.86 to 1.59)6511.04 (0.91 to 1.18)1170.94 (0.71 to 1.25)
  Q317081722.04 (1.54 to 2.70)7321.14 (0.99 to 1.30)1941.40 (1.08 to 1.82)
  Q414891942.37 (1.78 to 3.15)7821.13 (0.98 to 1.30)3392.06 (1.26 to 3.38)
p Value for trend<0.00010.0216<0.0001
 All participants
  Q134531611.0011091.002031.00
  Q231922601.26 (0.99 to 1.60)12111.12 (1.01 to 1.23)2601.16 (0.82 to 1.62)
  Q328383011.66 (1.16 to 2.36)13731.25 (1.13 to 1.38)4121.55 (1.29 to 1.87)
  Q423953792.03 (1.66 to 2.47)15421.34 (1.09 to 1.64)6082.18 (1.83 to 2.61)
p Value for trend0.00010.0021<0.0001
  • p Values less than 0.05 (shown in italic typeface) were considered as a test of significance based on two sides.

  • Missing values were excluded from the analysis.

  • OR: adjusted for age (continuous variable), education (no formal education, primary school, middle school, high school, colleague or above and dummy variables), per capita income (<1000, 1000–2999, 3000–5000 and >5000 RMB yuan/month, dummy variables), resident site (urban/rural area), family history of type 2 diabetes (yes/no), smoking (ever/never), alcohol drinking (ever/never), regular exercise (never/ever), phase of study (first/second survey); additionally adjusted for sex (male/female) for all participants.

  • BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference.