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Table 2 Cardiovascular risk factors in overweight men split into WC categories

From: Prevalence of obesity in primary care using different anthropometric measures – Results of the German Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risk Project (GEMCAS)

 

Men BMI ≥ 25 & < 30 kg/m2

 

≤ 94 cm

> 94 & ≤ 102 cm

> 102 cm

 

%

%

PRR [95%CI]

%

PRR [95%CI]

LDL > 115 mg/dl

     

   < 45 (yrs)

60.93

67.75

1.11 [1.03;1.21]

68.44

1.12 [1.01;1.25]

   45–64 (yrs)

70.36

72.91

1.04 [0.98;1.10]

68.79

0.98 [0.91;1.05]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

64.31

63.07

0.98 [0.89;1.09]

59.95

0.93 [0.84;1.03]

   Total

65.15

68.74

1.06 [1.01;1.10]

64.95

1.00 [0.95:1.05]

TG > 150 mg/dl

     

   < 45 (yrs)

38.68

53.24

1.38 [1.22;1.55]

60.62

1.57 [1.37;1.80]

   45–64 (yrs)

46.35

50.95

1.10 [1.00;1.21]

59.79

1.29 [1.17;1.42]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

34.98

43.76

1.25 [1.05;1.49]

49.69

1.42 [1.19;1.69]

   Total

41.04

49.17

1.20 [1.12;1.28]

55.56

1.35 [1.26;1.45]

RR ≥ 140/90 mmHg

     

   < 45 (yrs)

15.31

19.03

1.24 [0.98;1.58]

26.32

1.72 [1.31;2.26]

   45–64 (yrs)

24.03

29.00

1.21 [1.03;1.41]

34.71

1.44 [1.23;1.70]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

36.40

37.99

1.04 [0.87;1.25]

40.00

1.10 [0.92;1.31]

   Total

22.20

29.74

1.34 [1.20;1.49]

36.00

1.62 [1.46;1.80]

Low phys. activity

     

   < 45 (yrs)

64.41

74.64

1.16 [1.08;1.25]

87.05

1.35 [1.26;1.45]

   45–64 (yrs)

68.54

74.82

1.09 [1.03;1.16]

80.77

1.18 [1.11;1.25]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

68.63

74.78

1.09 [1.00;1.19]

81.42

1.19 [1.09;1.29]

   Total

66.71

74.77

1.12 [1.08;1.17]

81.79

1.23 [1.18;1.28]

HDL < 50 bzw. < 40

     

   < 45 (yrs)

12.35

18.41

1.49 [1.15;1.93]

17.04

1.38 [0.98;1.95]

   45–64 (yrs)

8.27

11.62

1.41 [1.04;1.89]

13.64

1.65 [1.21;2.24]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

8.13

10.46

1.29 [0.83;2.00]

12.36

1.52 [0.99;2.34]

   Total

10.07

12.67

1.26 [1.06;1.50]

13.49

1.34 [1.12;1.61]

FPG > 100 mg/dl

     

   < 45 (yrs)

11.05

11.65

1.05 [0.69;1.60]

16.42

1.49 [0.92;2.39]

   45–64 (yrs)

18.13

28.28

1.56 [1.23;1.99]

34.98

1.93 [1.52;2.45]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

32.92

37.35

1.13 [0.89;1.45]

46.37

1.41 [1.11;1.79]

   Total

17.74

27.93

1.57 [1.34;1.85]

37.87

2.14 [1.83;2.50]

Smoker

     

   < 45 (yrs)

39.68

36.65

0.92 [0.80;1.06]

38.33

0.97 [0.80;1.16]

   45–64 (yrs)

23.47

25.06

1.07 [0.90;1.26]

28.65

1.22 [1.03;1.45]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

7.17

10.24

1.43 [0.89;2.28]

10.07

1.41 [0.88;2.25]

   Total

27.97

22.91

0.82 [0.74;0.91]

21.90

0.78 [0.70;0.88]

MI family history

     

   < 45 (yrs)

20.06

21.09

1.02 [0.82;1.27]

19.71

0.97 [0.71;1.31]

   45–64 (yrs)

22.41

22.74

1.05 [0.88;1.25]

22.09

1.04 [0.86;1.27]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

14.45

12.16

0.86 [0.60;1.21]

15.66

1.10 [0.79;1.53]

   Total

20.03

19.25

0.98 [0.87;1.11]

19.08

1.00 [0.87;1.15]

Diabetes

     

   < 45 (yrs)

1.57

3.05

1.94 [0.93;4.03]

3.91

2.49 [1.06;5.84]

   45–64 (yrs)

10.39

15.12

1.45 [1.12;1.88]

21.61

2.08 [1.61;2.69]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

18.44

27.18

1.47 [1.13;1.93]

32.61

1.77 [1.36;2.30]

   Total

7.78

16.39

2.11 [1.75;2.53]

24.24

3.11 [2.60;3.74]

Number of risks

Mean

Mean

 

Mean

 

   < 45 (yrs)

2.68

3.09

 

3.00

 

   45–64 (yrs)

3.37

3.51

 

3.39

 

   ≥ 65(yrs)

3.90

4.03

 

3.83

 

   Total

2.88

3.44

 

3.93

 
  1. Cardiovascular risk factors are increased in male overweight patients with a high waist circumference (WC). PRR mean prevalence rate ratio; CI, confidence interval; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; MI, myocardial infarction. * the mean number of risks reflects the number of risk factors positive from the above mentioned.
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