Table 4

OR and associated 95% CIs of being above the recommended treatment thresholds for various risk score models as a result of a 1 SD increment above the mean for each anthropometric measure of obesity

BMIWCHCWHRWSRBAI
Framingham 10-year predicted risk for CVD incidence (threshold=20%)25 26
 1.71*** (1.59–1.85)2.12*** (1.95–2.29)1.55*** (1.44–1.68)2.27*** (2.08–2.47)2.35*** (2.17–2.56)1.92*** (1.77–2.09)
Framingham 10-year predicted risk for CVD death (threshold=20%)25 26
 1.68 (0.98–2.87)3.13* (1.30–7.54)1.60* (1.04–2.46)2.52* (1.09–5.83)3.33* (1.32–8.39)1.58* (1.05–2.36)
SCORE-HIGH 10-year predicted risk for CVD death (threshold=10%)19
 1.53*** (1.29–1.82)1.91*** (1.59–2.29)1.40*** (1.18–1.66)2.01*** (1.66–2.42)2.04*** (1.70–2.46)1.58*** (1.31–1.90)
GCVD 10-year predicted risk for CVD incidence and death (threshold=10%)27
 1.72*** (1.59–1.86)2.11*** (1.95–2.29)1.57*** (1.45–1.70)2.23*** (2.04–2.43)2.34*** (2.15–2.55)1.94*** (1.79–2.11)
SGCVD 10-year predicted risk for CVD incidence and death (threshold=10%)27
 †2.16*** (1.99–2.34)1.66*** (1.54–1.80)2.16*** (1.98–2.35)††
GCVD 10-year predicted risk for CVD incidence and death (threshold=20%)20 28
 1.64*** (1.44–1.86)2.03*** (1.77–2.31)1.52*** (1.33–1.74)2.08*** (1.81–2.39)2.15*** (1.88–2.45)1.72*** (1.49–1.97)
SGCVD 10-year predicted risk for CVD incidence and death (threshold=20%)20 28
 †2.26*** (1.96–2.60)1.72*** (1.50–1.99)2.11*** (1.82–2.45)††

  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

  • †OR is not calculated for this obesity measure as it contains variables that are also used in the calculation of the simplified general CVD model.

  • BMI, body mass index; BAI, body adiposity index; CVD, cardiovascular disease; GCVD, general cardiovascular disease risk score model; HC, hip circumference; WC, waist circumference; SCORE-HIGH, SCORE risk chart for high-risk regions; SGCVD, simplified general cardiovascular disease risk score model; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; WSR, waist-to-stature ratio.