Model 1 slope (95% CI) | P value | Model 2 slope (95% CI) | P value | Model 3 slope (95% CI) | P value | |
Men (n=2200) | ||||||
st BMI | −0.021 (−0.069 to 0.026) | 0.38 | −0.008 (−0.055 to 0.039) | 0.74 | −0.091 (−0.143 to −0.040) | <0.001 |
st WHR | 0.033 (−0.025 to 0.090) | 0.26 | 0.013 (−0.043 to 0.069) | 0.65 | −0.076 (−0.136 to −0.015) | 0.01 |
Women (n=2862) | ||||||
st BMI | 0.023 (−0.009 to 0.056) | 0.16 | 0.023 (−0.010 to 0.055) | 0.17 | −0.056 (−0.091 to −0.021) | 0.002 |
st WHR | 0.131 (0.093 to 0.169) | <0.001 | 0.109 (0.070 to 0.147) | <0.001 | 0.025 (−0.018 to 0.067) | 0.25 |
Model 1: adjusted for categorical age (5 years) and study, model 2: adjust for variables in model 1 plus potential confounders (smoking and education), model 3: adjusted for variables in model 2 plus potential mediators (systolic blood pressure, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, glycated haemoglobin, medical history of diabetes.
HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; St BMI, body mass index z-score; st WHR, waist-to-hip ratio z-score.