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Table 2 Effect of body mass index (BMI) on the association of cardiovascular disease risk factors with smoking status

From: Smoking Status and Metabolic Syndrome in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. A cross-sectional study

 

BMI unadjusted OR

p-value

BMI adjusted OR

p-value

 

Never smokers

Former smokers

Current smokers

 

Never smokers

Former smokers

Current smokers

 

Metabolic syndrome

reference

1.0 (0.9-1.2)

1.1 (.9-1.3)

0.5

reference

1.0 (0.8-1.1)

1.4 (1.1-1.7)

0.03

Metabolic syndrome components

High WC

reference

1.1 (0.9-1.2)

0.9 (0.7-1.1)

0.2

reference

1.1 (0.9-1.3)

1.6 (1.2-2.1)

0.004

Elevated BP

reference

1.1 (0.9-1.2)

0.9 (0.7-1.0)

0.09

reference

1.0 (0.9-1.2)

0.9 (0.8-1.1)

0.5

Low HDL-C

reference

1.0 (0.9-1.1)

1.3 (1.2-1.6)

0.001

reference

1.0 (0.8-1.1)

1.5 (1.3-1.8)

<0.001

Elevated TG

reference

1.0 (0.9-1.1)

1.1 (1.1-1.6)

0.009

reference

1.0 (0.8-1.1)

1.4 (1.2-1.7)

<0.001

Impaired fasting glucose

reference

1.0 (0.8-1.1)

1 (0.8-1.2)

0.9

reference

0.9 (0.8-1.1)

1.1 (0.9-1.4)

0.2

Insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)

reference

1.1 (0.9-1.2)

0.8 (0.7-0.98)

0.02

reference

1 (0.9-1.2)

1.0 (0.8-1.2)

0.9

Elevated CRP

reference

1.2 (1.03-1.4)

1.3 (1.1-1.6)

0.01

reference

1.2 (0.98-1.4)

1.6 (1.3-2.0)

<0.001

  1. Adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, site, household income, alcohol consumption, physical activity, lipid lowering and antihypertensive drug and education.
  2. OR are shown with one decimal for clarity.
  3. Data are odds ratios (OR) and (95% confidence intervals).