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. 2025 May 25;17(5):e84776. doi: 10.7759/cureus.84776

Table 5. Univariate and multivariate analyses identifying the risk factors of ischemic heart disease in obese patients.

P ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Significant values have been highlighted with an asterisk (*).

CKD: chronic kidney disease; DM: diabetes mellitus; HTN: hypertension; OSA: obstructive sleep apnea.

Variables OR (95% CI) p Adjusted OR (95% CI) p
Age group (years)
<20 1 N/A 1 N/A
20-29 1.3 (0.3-5.6) 0.74 1.6 (0.2-9.6) 0.63
30-39 1.6 (0.4-6.8) 0.48 6.6 (0.8-52.4) 0.07
40-49 1.6 (0.4-6.6) 0.49 3.4 (0.4-24.9) 0.23
50-59 0.9 (0.2-3.9) 0.96 2.5 (0.3-20.6) 0.38
≥60 3.3 (0.8-12.8) 0.08 10.0 (1.3-77.1) 0.03*
Male gender 0.7 (0.4-1.2) 0.28 1.1 (0.7-1.5) 0.12
Substance use disorder
None 1 N/A 1 N/A
Alcohol 0.7 (0.3-1.6) 0.41 0.8 (0.2-1.3) 0.28
Tobacco 0.9 (0.5-1.7) 0.8 1.1 (0.3-1.6) 0.42
Alcohol + tobacco 0.8 (0.4-1.6) 0.48 1.2 (0.5-1.4) 0.35
Physical activity per week
Five times 1 N/A 1 N/A
Four times 1.4 (0.5-4.1) 0.55 1.1 (0.7-3.1) 0.27
Thrice 0.6 (0.1-4.1) 0.58 0.4 (0.3-2.9) 0.34
Twice 0.9 (0.3-3.1) 0.9 0.6 (0.5-2.4) 0.72
Once 2.0 (0.6-6.5) 0.23 1.3 (0.4-3.8) 0.11
None 1.4 (0.3-9.3) 0.63 0.9 (0.5-5.6) 0.47
HTN 1.3 (0.8-2.2) 0.29 1.5 (0.9-1.9) 0.16
Family history of DM 0.6 (0.4-1.2) 0.18 1.6 (0.6-4.3) 0.32
DM 2.8 (1.2-6.7) 0.02* 3.9 (1.1-12.8) 0.03*
Hypertriglyceridemia 1.8 (1.0-3.4) 0.31 1.8 (0.7-4.6) 0.25
CKD 2.3 (1.3-3.6) 0.04* 3.7 (1.6-5.4) 0.01*
OSA 1.4 (0.8-2.5) 0.37 2.2 (1.3-4.6) 0.02*