Table 3

OR and 95% CI of the presence of T2DM according to quartiles of anthropometric indicators for men

Variablen%Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 4
BMI (kg/m2)
 <23.4313824.9ReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 23.43–14025.21.566 (0.828 to 2.961)1.557 (0.821 to 2.954)1.584 (0.820 to 3.057)1.417 (0.725 to 2.769)
 25.34–14125.41.693 (0.901 to 3.179)1.811 (0.959 to 3.421)1.861 (0.964 to 3.592)1.686 (0.861 to 3.301)
 27.08–13624.51.773 (0.943 to 3.333)1.861 (0.985 to 3.541)2.000 (1.036 to 3.861)1.607 (0.804 to 3.210)
WC (cm)
 <8616028.8ReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 86–14125.41.839 (0.976 to 3.463)1.824 (0.967 to 3.441)1.776 (0.931 to 3.386)1.619 (0.842 to 3.114)
 92–12923.22.249 (1.198 to 4.220)2.242 (1.193 to 4.216)2.277 (1.195 to 4.339)1.988 (1.024 to 3.861)
 97–12522.52.343 (1.247 to 4.404)2.241 (1.189 to 4.226)2.570 (1.343 to 4.918)2.189 (1.118 to 4.285)
WHR
 <0.8713624.5ReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 0.87–14225.61.190 (0.616 to 2.301)1.173 (0.606 to 2.271)1.223 (0.620 to 2.410)1.088 (0.546 to 2.168)
 0.91–13724.71.877 (1.004 to 3.509)1.790 (0.954 to 3.360)1.837 (0.967 to 3.490)1.581 (0.821 to 3.047)
 0.94–14025.21.899 (1.019 to 3.539)1.806 (0.965 to 3.378)2.145 (1.126 to 4.085)1.873 (0.968 to 3.623)
WSR
 <0.5114125.4ReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 0.51–13624.51.485 (0.755 to 2.921)1.449 (0.735 to 2.857)1.495 (0.745 to 3.001)1.297 (0.637 to 2.640)
 0.54–13424.11.673 (0.858 to 3.262)1.618 (0.827 to 3.162)1.738 (0.875 to 3.452)1.581 (0.789 to 3.167)
 0.57–14425.93.003 (1.614 to 5.591)2.782 (1.482 to 5.224)3.183 (1.661 to 6.101)2.572 (1.301 to 5.083)
  • Model 1: unadjusted; model 2: adjusted for age; model 3: adjusted for age, smoking, alcohol drinking and regular exercise; model 4: adjusted for age, smoking, alcohol drinking, regular exercise, hypertension, TG and TC.

  • BMI, body mass index; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; WSR, waist-to-stature ratio.