Table 5 Overall mortality: hazard ratios with different combinations of determinants of obesity
From: Obesity and overall mortality: findings from the Jackson Heart Study
Scenario | # Determinants Present | N (%) | HR (95% CI) Age-sex-smoking Adjusted | Type 3 Test P-value Based on Wald statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(a) BMI + WC | ||||
Non-obese | 0 | 1140 (28.7) | 1.00 (Ref) | 0.0758 |
BMI obese or WC obese | 1 | 748 (18.8) | 1.12 (0.87, 1.43) | |
BMI obese and WC obese | 2 | 2088 (52.5) | 1.27 (1.03, 1.57) | |
(b) BMI + WHR | ||||
Non-obese | 0 | 785 (19.7) | 1.00 (Ref) | 0.0062 |
BMI obese or WHR obese | 1 | 1592 (40.0) | 1.24 (0.95, 1.62) | |
BMI obese and WHR obese | 2 | 1599 (40.2) | 1.50 (1.15, 1.97) | |
(c) WC + WHR | ||||
Non-obese | 0 | 722 (18.2) | 1.00 (Ref) | 0.0008 |
WC obese or WHR obese | 1 | 1204 (30.3) | 1.16 (0.86, 1.57) | |
WC obese and WHR obese | 2 | 2050 (51.6) | 1.54 (1.17, 2.04) | |