Table 3 Quartiles of WC and second endpoints

Men

 1

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 2

0.96 (0.72–1.26)

1.02 (0.81–1.27)

1.67 (1.22–2.29)

1.03 (0.88–1.21)

 3

1.09 (0.83–1.43)

1.07 (0.86–1.34)

1.38 (0.99–1.91)

1.18 (1.00–1.38)

 4

1.66 (1.28–2.16)

1.01 (0.81–1.50)

1.14 (0.81–1.62)

1.49 (1.27–1.83)

 P value for trend

< 0.01

0.84

0.95

< 0.01

Women

 1

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 2

1.18 (0.78–1.80)

0.92 (0.66–1.29)

1.79 (1.08–2.94)

1.23 (0.97–1.56)

 3

0.96 (0.62–1.50)

0.78 (0.56–1.11)

1.62 (1.62–2.67)

1.11 (0.87–1.41)

 4

1.17 (0.77–1.79)

1.01 (0.73–1.40)

1.88 (1.14–3.09)

1.58 (1.25–2.00)

 P value for trend

0.66

0.92

< 0.01

< 0.01