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Table 3 Association between obesity status and hypertension

From: Obesity indices predict hypertension among indigenous adults in Krau Wildlife Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia

Variables

Odds ratio [95% CI]

 

Model 1a

Model 2b

Model 3c

Model 4d

Men

 BMI ≥30 kg/m2

5.81 [1.10, 30.71]*

4.13 [0.76, 22.62]

3.93 [0.71, 21.65]

5.29 [0.94, 29.73]

 WC ≥90 cm

2.96 [1.21, 7.27]*

2.79 [1.52, 5.14]**

2.45 [0.97, 6.14]

2.66 [1.05, 6.73]*

 WHtR ≥0.5

2.46 [1.36, 4.46]**

2.17 [1.18, 3.98]*

2.11 [1.14, 3.90]*

2.15 [1.16, 4.01]*

 WHR ≥0.9

2.18 [1.07, 7.23]*

1.59 [0.76, 3.36]

1.53 [0.72, 3.27]

1.59 [0.74, 3.42]

Women

 BMI ≥30 kg/m2

0.88 [0.34, 2.27]

1.35 [0.50, 3.64]

1.28 [0.47, 3.50]

0.99 [0.35, 2.82]

 WC ≥80 cm

2.12 [1.15, 3.93]*

1.06 [1.03, 4.07]***

2.30 [1.20, 4.41]*

2.09 [1.07, 4.06]**

 WHtR ≥0.5

2.05 [1.10, 3.80]*

2.13 [1.11, 4.07]*

2.09 [1.09, 4.02]*

1.97 [1.02, 3.82]*

 WHR ≥0.85

2.62 [1.42, 4.85]**

1.06 [1.03, 1.08]***

1.99 [1.04, 3.80]*

1.94 [1.01, 3.73]*

  1. aModel 1: unadjusted
  2. bModel 2: adjusted for age
  3. cModel 3: adjusted for age, smoking habit, and alcohol consumption
  4. dModel 4: adjusted for age, smoking habit, alcohol consumption, and ethnicity (sub-tribes)
  5. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001