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Table 2 Association between BMI and/or WC and blood pressure, HOMA and blood lipids adjusted by age and sex

From: Is waist circumference a better predictor of blood pressure, insulin resistance and blood lipids than body mass index in young Chilean adults?

 

βcoefficient (95 % CI)a

 

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

HOMA

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

HDL (mg/dl)

LDL (mg/dl)

BMI only in the model

BMI (kg/m2)

0.7

0.7

0.14

1.4

−0.7

1.0

 

(0.6 to 0.9)

(0.5 to 0.8)

(0.12 to 0.16)

(0.9 to 1.9)

(−0.8 to −0.5)

(0.5 to 1.5)

RBMI 2 b

0.058

0.109

0.156

0.025

0.068

0.016

WC only in the model

WC (cm)

0.3

0.2

0.06

0.5

−0.3

0.4

 

(0.2 to 0.3)

(0.2 to 0.3)

(0.05 to 0.06)

(0.3 to 0.8)

(−0.4 to −0.2)

(0.2 to 0.6)

RWC 2 c

0.049

0.098

0.156

0.025

0.081

0.016

BMI and WC included in the model

BMI (kg/m2)

0.7

0.5

0.07

0.7

−0.002

0.5

 

(0.3 to 1.0)

(0.3 to 0.8)

(0.02 to 0.12)

(−0.6 to 2.0)

(−0.4 to 0.4)

(−0.7 to 1.7)

RBMI 2 b

0.009

0.012

0.007

0.001

0

0

WC (cm)

0.03

0,1

0.03

0.3

−0.3

0.2

 

(−0.1 to 0.2)

(−0.05 to 0.2)

(0.01 to 0.05)

(−0.2 to 0.8)

(−0.4 to −0.1)

(−0.3 to 0.7)

RWC 2 c

0

0.001

0.007

0.001

0.013

0.001

  1. a The statistical analysis excluded triglycerides in this table because there was a significant interaction of measures of obesity and sex on triglycerides.
  2. b RBMI 2 proportion of variation explained by BMI.
  3. c RWC 2 proportion of variation explained by WC.