Table 2 Quartiles of WC and MACEs

Men

 1

23.1

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 2

24.7

1.07 (0.91–1.26)

1.04 (0.89–1.23)

1.03 (0.88–1.22)

1.04 (0.89–1.24)

 3

26.9

1.19 (1.00–1.37)

1.14 (0.97–1.34)

1.12 (0.95–1.32)

1.13 (0.96–1.33)

 4

29.5

1.28 (1.09–1.50)

1.28 (1.09–1.50)

1.23 (1.04–1.45)

1.24 (1.05–1.46)

 P value for trend

< 0.01

< 0.01

0.02

0.02

Women

 1

16.5

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 2

18.4

1.11 (0.88–1.41)

1.12 (0.88–1.42)

1.18 (0.92–1.50)

1.19 (0.93–1.52)

 3

16.6

1.01 (0.798–1.29)

1.02 (0.80–1.31)

1.00 (0.78–1.28)

0.994 (0.78–1.27)

 4

20.6

1.24 (0.99–1.58)

1.29 (1.01–1.64)

1.24 (0.97–1.58)

1.22 (0.96–1.56)

 P value for trend

0.17

0.12

0.18

0.40