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Table 2 WC quartiles and rate per 1,000 person-years (95% confidence intervals) of participants during the 20-year follow-up

From: Prediction of cardiovascular disease risk using waist circumference among Aboriginals in a remote Australian community

 

Males

Females

Waist quartiles(cm)

CVD cases

Person-years

Rate (95% CI)

CVD cases

Person-years

Rate (95% CI)

Q1

28

2029.0

13.8 (9.5, 20.0)

25

1748.3

14.3 (9.7, 21.2)

Q2

27

1687.5

16.0 (10.9, 23.3)

37

1567.8

23.6 (17.1, 32.6)

Q3

44

1349.7

32.6 (24.3, 43.9)

50

1529.1

32.7 (24.8, 43.1)

Q4

57

1488.3

38.3 (29.6, 49.7)

65

1377.1

47.2 (37.1, 60.3)

  1. Quartiles for males (Q1 = 63–78 cm, Q2 = 79–85 cm, Q3 = 86–95 cm, Q4 = 96–138 cm).
  2. Quartiles for females (Q1 = 60–79 cm, Q2 = 80–90 cm, Q3 = 91–101 cm, Q4 = 101.5- 135 cm).
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