Table 4 Odds ratio (95 % CI) of the presence of DM for each anthropometric measure^a

Quartile (Men)

ABSI

BMI

BRI

WC

WHtR

1 (reference)

1

1

1

1

1

2

0.95 (0.70, 1.2)

1.15 (0.81, 1.49)

1.30 (0.92, 1.68)

0.97 (0.60, 1.33)

1.54 (0.93, 2.14)

3

1.45 (0.99, 1.90)

1.31 (0.82, 1.80)

1.29 (0.81, 1.77)

1.24 (0.70, 1.77)

1.95 (1.05, 2.85)^**

4

1.51 (1.05, 1.97)^*

1.57 (1.06, 2.08)^*

1.79 (1.31, 2.27)^**

1.79 (1.31, 2.27)^***

2.40 (1.42, 3.39)^***

Quartile (Women)

ABSI

BMI

BRI

WC

WHtR

1 (reference)

1

1

1

1

1

2

1.27 (0.98, 1.56)

0.93 (0.69, 1.8)

1.59 (0.79,2.38)

1.23 (0.85, 1.60)

1.33 (0.79, 1.88)

3

1.45 (0.97, 1.94)

1.49 (1.00, 1.98)

1.84 (1.01,2.68)^*

1.29 (0.91, 1.67)

1.58 (0.84, 2.32)

4

1.55 (1.07, 2.04)^*

1.57 (1.07, 2.06)^**

1.91 (1.32, 2.50)^**

1.90 (1.32, 2.49)^***

2.67 (1.60, 3.74)^***