Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of myocardial infarction according to body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC).

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index. CI, confidence interval. HR, hazard ratio. WC, waist circumference.*Adjusted for years between examinations, age, chronic diseases, sex (combined analyses).†Adjusted for smoking, Mediterranean diet score, energy intake, education, drinking pattern, sports activity.‡WC added to analyses of BMI. BMI added to analyses of WC.§Associations were not notably different in men and women.∥Associations were accepted to be linear, except ∥.