Optimal waist circumference cut-off points and ability of different metabolic syndrome criteria for predicting diabetes in Japanese men and women: Japan Epidemiology Collaboration on Occupational Health Study

Table 4 Risk for the development of diabetes associated with metabolic syndrome

		Incidence of diabetes per 1000 person-years
Metabolic syndrome	Prevalence at baseline (%)	Without	With	Adjusted HR (95 % CI) for incident DM^a
JIS (Asian cut-off points for WC)
Men	16.5	9.7	42.0	3.72 (3.46–4.00)
Women	8.0	4.1	37.1	7.08 (6.19–8.09)
JIS (Proposed cut-off points for WC)
Men	22.1	8.5	38.3	3.84 (3.69–4.00)
Women	8.0	4.1	37.1	7.08 (6.19–8.09)
JCCMS
Men	12.0	10.3	50.2	4.16 (3.89–4.45)
Women	1.3	5.7	72.1	9.63 (8.17–11.36)
JCCMS (Proposed cut-off points for WC)
Men	12.0	10.3	50.2	4.16 (3.89–4.45)
Women	3.4	5.0	53.0	7.40 (5.68–9.64)

DM diabetes mellitus, IDF International Diabetes Federation, JIS the Joint Interim Statement on metabolic syndrome definition, Asian cut-off points for WC waist circumference ≥90 cm in men or ≥80 cm in women, Proposed cut-off points for WC waist circumference ≥85 cm in men or ≥80 cm in women, JCCMS Japanese Committee of the Criteria for Metabolic Syndrome
^aHRs are adjusted for age and tobacco use

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