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Table 5 Association between various anthropometric indices and incident hypertension according to the obesity status

From: Anthropometric indices as predictors of hypertension among men and women aged 40–69 years in the Korean population: the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study

Variables

Men (n = 2,128)

Women (n = 2,326)

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

HR (95% CI)

HR (95% CI)

HR (95% CI)

HR (95% CI)

HR (95% CI)

HR (95% CI)

BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2a)

1.54 (1.26 ~ 1.88)

1.69 (1.38 ~ 2.08)

1.67 (1.35 ~ 2.05)

1.56 (1.27 ~ 1.90)

1.54 (1.26 ~ 1.89)

1.54 (1.26 ~ 1.89)

WC ≥ 90/85 cmb)

2.12 (1.69 ~ 2.66)

2.15 (1.71 ~ 2.70)

2.14 (1.70 ~ 2.69)

2.29 (1.87 ~ 2.81)

1.68 (1.36 ~ 2.07)

1.69 (1.37 ~ 2.08)

WHR ≥ 0.9/0.85c)

1.71 (1.40 ~ 2.09)

1.63 (1.33 ~ 1.99)

1.60 (1.31 ~ 1.96)

3.24 (2.56 ~ 4.10)

2.13 (1.66 ~ 2.75)

2.13 (1.65 ~ 2.74)

WHtR ≥ 0.5

1.89 (1.55 ~ 2.32)

1.87 (1.52 ~ 2.29)

1.86 (1.51 ~ 2.28)

3.30 (2.55 ~ 4.26)

2.24 (1.71 ~ 2.93)

2.22 (1.70 ~ 2.90)

  1. a)BMI, WHO (2000).
  2. b)WC ≥ 90 cm for men and ≥ 85 cm for women, Korean Society for the Study of Obesity (2007).
  3. c)WHR ≥ 0.9 for men and ≥ 0.85 for women, WHO (1999).
  4. HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.
  5. WHtR, waist-to-height-ratio.
  6. Model 1, unadjusted. Model 2, adjusted for age. Model 3, adjusted for age, smoking status, alcohol consumption, diabetes and family history of hypertension.
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