TABLE 3.
Prospective associations of plasma phospholipid behenic and lignoceric acids with incident diabetes, stratified by categories of BMI
| BMI, kg/m2 | Total N/diabetes events | Incidence rate per 1000 person-years (95% CI) | Behenic acid1 | Lignoceric acid1 |
| <25 | 1289/59 | 4.57 (3.54, 5.90) | 0.67 (0.52, 0.86) | 0.67 (0.52, 0.86) |
| 25–30 | 1311/120 | 8.43 (7.05, 10.1) | 0.91 (0.76, 1.09) | 0.91 (0.76, 1.09) |
| >30 | 579/102 | 18.9 (15.5, 22.9) | 1.03 (0.84, 1.26) | 1.03 (0.84, 1.26) |
1
HRs (95% CIs) for an increase in fatty acid levels corresponding to 1 SD. HRs were obtained from Cox regression models adjusted for age, sex, race, clinic, education, smoking, alcohol use, physical activity, treated hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and self-reported health status at baseline. P values for interaction were 0.02 for continuous BMI × behenic acid and 0.005 for continuous BMI × lignoceric acid.