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Table 4 Risk of diabetes by the 4 phenotype groups for men and women

From: Hypertriglyceridemic-waist phenotype predicts diabetes: a cohort study in Chinese urban adults

Phenotype group

No. of person-years

No. of diabetes

Unadjusted

Adjusteda

   

HR

95% CI

P value

HR

95% CI

P value

Men

        

NWNT

3055

15

Reference

  

Reference

  

HTG

1277

12

1.91

0.90-4.01

0.094

1.55

0.69-3.49

0.295

EW

748

14

3.80

1.84-7.88

0.000

3.37

1.43-7.96

0.005

HTGW

777

23

6.01

3.14-11.52

0.000

4.46

1.88-10.60

0.001

Women

        

NWNT

1811

7

Reference

  

Reference

  

HTG

197

3

3.96

1.02-15.31

0.046

3.66

0.88-15.31

0.076

EW

528

6

2.95

0.99-8.77

0.052

1.71

0.46-6.44

0.426

HTGW

304

10

8.60

3.28-22.60

0.000

4.64

1.20-17.97

0.017

  1. a Adjusted for age, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol.
  2. Abbreviations: NWNT, normal waist normal triglyceride; HTG, hypertriglyceridemia; EW, enlarged waist circumference; HTGW, hypertriglyceridemic-waist; HR, hazard ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.
  3. Note: NWNT was defined as serum triglyceride concentration <1.7 mmol/L and waist circumference <90 cm for men and <80 cm for women; HTG was defined as serum triglyceride concentration ≥1.7 mmol/L and waist circumference <90 cm for men and <80 cm for women; EW was defined as serum triglyceride concentration <1.7 mmol/L and waist circumference ≥ 90 cm for men and ≥ 80 cm for women; HTGW was defined as serum triglyceride concentration ≥1.7 mmol/L and waist circumference ≥ 90 cm for men and ≥ 80 cm for women.