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Table 5 Association of normal weight by BMI in predicting hypertension and DM versus central obesity proxy measures

From: Central obesity and normal-weight central obesity among adults attending healthcare facilities in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Hypertensive (%)

p value

Diabetic (%)

p value

WC

 Normal weight, no central obesity

65(32.8)

0.467

26 (13.1)

0.522

 Normal-weight central obesity

25(34.8)

 

10 (13.7)

 

WHR

 Normal-weight, no central obesity

44(25.7)

0.001

19 (11.1)

0.117

 Normal-weight central obesity

46(46.0%)

 

17 (17.0)

 

WHTR

 Normal weight, no central obesity

55(28.8)

0.013

24 (12.6)

0.360

 Normal-weight central obesity

35(43.8)

 

12 (15.0)

 
  1. Hypertensive = blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg or history of hypertension or hypertension treatment; diabetes = fasting blood glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/L or a history of diabetes or diabetes treatment
  2. WC waist circumference, WHR waist-to-hip ratio, WHTR waist-to-height ratio