Complex patterns of direct and indirect association between the transcription Factor-7 like 2 gene, body mass index and type 2 diabetes diagnosis in adulthood in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

Table 3 Weighted Mean Body Mass Indices at 45 and 65 years by Categories of Baseline Examination and Diabetes Diagnosis Ages in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos among Participants > 45 Years of Age (n = 5643)

	Unweighted Sample Size	BMI (95% CI) at Age 45 (kg/m²)	BMI (95% CI) at Age 65 (kg/m²)
Between 46 and 65 Years of Age ( n = 4,914)
No Diabetes Diagnosis Reporting at Baseline Examination^a	n = 4094	27.49 (27.29, 27.69)	–
Diagnosed Between 22 and 45	n = 318	30.36 (29.53, 31.19)	–
Diagnosed Between 46 and Age at Examination	n = 502	29.30 (28.68, 29.93)	–
Between 66 and 76 Years of Age ( n = 729)
No Diabetes Diagnosis Reported at Baseline Examination^a	n = 502	25.67 (25.16, 26.18)	28.43 (27.72, 29.14)
Diagnosed Between 22 and 45	n = 26	26.51 (25.03, 27.99)	29.71 (27.56, 31.86)
Diagnosed Between 46 and 65	n = 153	27.75 (27.06, 28.45)	30.65 (29.53, 31.77)
Diagnosed Between 66 and Age at Examination	n = 48	25.89 (24.71, 27.07)	29.32 (27.58, 31.07)

Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
^aThis categorization includes individuals who were first diagnosed at the baseline clinic visit

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