Table 4 Associations of BMI with Incident VTDR in the whole population

From: Differential effect of body mass index on the incidence of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in two Asian populations

 

N

Incident VTDR n (%)

Incident VTDR

 

Age, gender, ethnicity adjusted RR (95% CI)

P-value

Multivariable adjusted RR (95% CI)a

P-value

BMI (kg/m2) categories

Underweight /Normal (BMI < 25)

389

23 (5.9)

Reference

 

Reference

 

Overweight (25 ≤ BMI < 30)

518

16 (3.1)

0.52 (0.28, 0.98)

0.04

0.77 (0.35, 1.69)

0.51

Obese (BMI ≥ 30)

297

11 (3.7)

0.62 (0.28,1.34)

0.22

1.07 (0.38, 2.98)

0.90

P trend

   

0.16

 

0.92

BMI per increase in SD (SD = 4.78)

1204

50 (4.2)

0.68 (0.47, 0.98)

 

0.77 (0.45, 1.34)

 
  1. †Model adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, family history of diabetes, income, education, current smoking status, systolic blood pressure, HbA1c, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and diabetes duration
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