Hazard Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals of Diabetes according to Changes in Waist Circumference (DWC) and Changes in Body Mass Index (DBMI) in Men and Women from the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Study when Individuals with Chronic Diseases and Diabetes Cases occurring in the first years of fol

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval. DBMI, changes in body mass index. DWC, changes in waist circumference. HR, hazard ratio.
aAdjusted for years between examinations, age in 1999–02, chronic diseases, WC in 1993–97, BMI in 1993–97, DWC (analyses of DBMI), DBMI (analyses of DWC), smoking habits, Mediterranean diet score, energy intake, education, drinking pattern, sports activity and in women also menopausal status.
bAll associations were accepted to be linear, exceptb.