Table 2 Correlation coefficients (95% CIs)* for continuous risk factors. Values above the diagonal (non-shaded) are for non-manual class and below the diagonal (shaded) for manual class
Men (n = 3614)Women (n = 3560)
SystolicHDL†BMIHbA1c†SystolicHDL†BMIHbA1c†
Systolic blood pressure0.027(−0.016 to 0.070)0.251 (0.210 to 0.291)0.090 (0.047 to 0.133)−0.050 (−0.089 to −0.011)0.247 (0.210 to 0.283)0.111 (0.073 to 0.149)
HDL-C†0.027 (−0.022 to 0.076)−0.260 (−0.219 to −0.300)−0.098 (−0.141 to −0.055)−0.035 (−0.097 to 0.027)−0.403 (−0.435 to −0.370)−0.222 (−0.259 to −0.185)
BMI0.242 (0.195 to 0.288)−0.337 (−0.380 to −0.293)0.177 (0.135 to 0.219)0.281 (0.223 to 0.337)−0.332 (−0.386 to −0.276)0.283 (0.247 to 0.318)
HbA1c†0.083 (0.034 to 0.132)−0.150 (−0.198 to −0.101)0.187 (0.139 to 0.234)0.087 (0.025 to 0.148)−0.269 (−0.325 to −0.211)0.231 (0.172 to 0.289)
  • *95% CIs calculated using Fisher Z-transformation. †Log transformed values. BMI, body mass index; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.