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Table 3 Associations between anthropometric measurements and risk of post-prandial hyperglycaemia in normoglycemic patients

From: Discriminatory ability of anthropometric measurements of central fat distribution for prediction of post-prandial hyperglycaemia in patients with normal fasting glucose: the DICAMANO Study

Anthropometric measurement

Category

P for trend

Low

Intermediate

High

Total body fat

 Body mass index, median (minimum, maximum)

27.7 (25.1, 29.9)

32.5 (30.0, 34.8)

39.7 (35.1, 80.1)

 

  N

120

155

172

 

  Cases of post-prandial hyperglycaemia (%)

17.5

25.8

30.8

 

  OR (95% CI)

1.0 (reference)

1.6 (0.9–3.0)

2.1 (1.2–3.7)

0.014

  Age- and gender-adjusted OR (95% CI)

1.0 (reference)

1.4 (0.8–2.6)

2.0 (1.1–3.5)

0.023

  Multivariable-adjusted OR (95% CI)a

1.0 (reference)

1.4 (0.7–2.5)

2.0 (1.1–3.6)

0.018

 Body adiposity index, median (minimum, maximum)

29.8 (21.3, 33.3)

36.1 (33.4, 38.5)

42.8 (38.7, 74.0)

 

  N

149

149

149

 

  Cases of post-prandial hyperglycaemia (%)

28.9

20.1

27.5

 

  OR (95% CI)

1.0 (reference)

0.6 (0.4–1.1)

0.9 (0.6–1.6)

0.816

  Age- and gender-adjusted OR (95% CI)

1.0 (reference)

0.9 (0.5–1.7)

1.5 (0.8–2.9)

0.155

  Multivariable-adjusted OR (95% CI)a

1.0 (reference)

0.9 (0.5–1.6)

1.5 (0.8–2.8)

0.95

Central fat distribution

 Neck circumference, median (minimum, maximum)

34 (30, 35)

38 (36, 40)

44 (41, 57)

 

  N

153

156

138

 

  Cases of post-prandial hyperglycaemia (%)

15.7

24.4

37.7

 

  OR (95% CI)

1.0 (reference)

1.7 (0.9–3.1)

3.3 (1.9–5.7)

<0.001

  Age- and gender-adjusted OR (95% CI)

1.0 (reference)

1.7 (0.9–3.1)

3.3 (1.4–7.7)

0.005

  Multivariable-adjusted OR (95% CI)a

1.0 (reference)

1.8 (1.0–3.3)

3.3 (1.4–7.7)

<0.001

 Waist circumference, median (minimum, maximum)

93 (73, 100)

107 (101, 114)

124 (115, 170)

 

  N

156

149

142

 

  Cases of post-prandial hyperglycaemia (%)

14.7

28.2

34.5

 

  OR (95% CI)

1.0 (reference)

2.3 (1.3–4.0)

3.1 (1.7–5.3)

<0.001

  Age- and gender-adjusted OR (95% CI)

1.0 (reference)

1.9 (1.1–3.5)

2.3 (1.3–4.3)

0.010

  Multivariable-adjusted OR (95% CI)a

1.0 (reference)

2.0 (1.1–3.6)

2.4 (1.3–4.4)

0.010

 Waist-to-hip ratio, median (minimum, maximum)

0.83 (0.71, 0.88)

0.93 (0.89, 0.97)

1.04 (0.98, 1.30)

 

  N

150

156

141

 

  Cases of post-prandial hyperglycaemia (%)

17.3

18.6

41.8

 

  OR (95% CI)

1.0 (reference)

1.1 (0.6–2.0)

3.4 (2.0–5.9)

<0.001

  Age- and gender-adjusted OR (95% CI)

1.0 (reference)

0.9 (0.5–1.7)

2.4 (1.2–4.7)

0.010

  Multivariable-adjusted OR (95% CI)a

1.0 (reference)

0.9 (0.5–1.7)

2.3 (1.2–4.7)

0.011

 Waist-to-height ratio, median (minimum, maximum)

0.57 (0.47, 0.61)

0.65 (0.62, 0.68)

0.76 (0.69, 1.11)

 

  N

167

145

135

 

  Cases of post-prandial hyperglycaemia (%)

15.6

26.2

37.0

 

  OR (95% CI)

1.0 (reference)

1.9 (1.1–3.4)

3.2 (1.9–5.5)

<0.001

  Age- and gender-adjusted OR (95% CI)

1.0 (reference)

1.6 (0.9–2.9)

2.5 (1.4–4.4)

0.001

  Multivariable-adjusted OR (95% CI)a

1.0 (reference)

1.6 (0.9–2.9)

2.5 (1.4–4.5)

0.001

  1. Italic values refers to statistically significant difference as compared with the lowest tertile (reference category)
  2. CI confidence interval, OGTT oral glucose tolerance test
  3. aAdditionally, adjusted for fasting plasma glucose level, smoking, and physical activity