Risk of Cause-specific Mortality According to Waist-hip Ratio Quintiles, Shanghai, China, Shanghai Men’s Health Study 2002–2006, Shanghai Women’s Health Study 1996–2000.

CVD = cardiovascular disease.
a Other mortality included deaths from causes other than cardiovascular disease and cancer.
b HRs are estimated using Cox models with age as the time scale, stratified by birth year and adjusted for education, occupation, regular exercise, dietary intake of saturated fats, fruits and vegetables, alcohol consumption, height, menopausal status women only, and smoking status men only.
c HRs are additionally adjusted for body mass index.
Risk of Cause-specific Mortality According to Waist-hip Ratio Quintiles, Shanghai, China, Shanghai Men’s Health Study 2002–2006, Shanghai Women’s Health Study 1996–2000.