Table 6 Cross-sectional associations between waist circumference, hip-to-waist ratioa and history of chronic diseases in Alberta’s Tomorrow Project Cohort
Chronic Diseaseb | Waist Circumference (%) | Waist-to-Hip Ratio | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elevated Riskc | Extremely High Riskc | ||||||||
n | No | Yes | n | No | Yes | n | <0.90 (Men), < 0.85 (Women) | ≥0.90 (Men), ≥ 0.85 (Women) | |
Hypertension | 7029 | 14.7 | 85.3 | 7029 | 35.0 | 65.0 | 6980 | 26.7 | 73.3 |
Angina | 907 | 18.2 | 81.8 | 907 | 38.3 | 61.7 | 895 | 22.5 | 77.5 |
High Cholesterol | 8323 | 21.3 | 78.7 | 8323 | 45.2 | 54.8 | 8265 | 29.7 | 70.3 |
Heart Attack | 504 | 19.3 | 80.8 | 504 | 39.5 | 60.5 | 500 | 15.2 | 84.8 |
Stroke | 264 | 18.9 | 81.1 | 264 | 36.7 | 63.3 | 261 | 27.6 | 72.4 |
Diabetes | 1495 | 11.9 | 88.1 | 1495 | 24.5 | 75.5 | 1478 | 16.0 | 84.0 |
Polyps in colon | 1507 | 21.5 | 78.5 | 1507 | 45.0 | 55.0 | 1501 | 33.0 | 67.0 |
Crohn’s Disease | 202 | 30.7 | 69.3 | 202 | 61.9 | 38.1 | 202 | 42.1 | 57.9 |