Table 4.
Adjusted Prevalence Odds Ratios for Selected Comorbid Conditions by Body Mass Index Category, Adults Aged ⩾18, United States and Kentucky, 2000–2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Systema
| Body Mass Index | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Normal (referent) | Overweight | Obese-class 1 | Obese-class 2 | Obese-class 3 | |
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| Diabetes | |||||
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| Kentucky | 1.00 | 1.83 (1.49-2.26) | 3.31 (2.63-4.16) | 5.96 (4.51-7.89) | 9.10 (6.55-12.65) |
| United States | 1.00 | 1.56 (1.49-1.64) | 2.93 (2.77-3.09) | 4.71 (4.38-5.07) | 7.13 (6.54-7.76) |
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| Asthma | |||||
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| Kentucky | 1.00 | 1.10 (0.93-1.31) | 1.34 (1.10-1.65) | 1.61 (1.26-2.05) | 2.72 (2.04-3.63) |
| United States | 1.00 | 1.12 (1.09-1.17) | 1.44 (1.38-1.50) | 1.83 (1.72-1.94) | 2.65 (2.45-2.86) |
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| Arthritis | |||||
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| Kentucky | 1.00 | 1.34 (1.20-1.51) | 1.88 (1.63-2.18) | 2.84 (2.26-3.58) | 4.26 (3.28-5.53) |
| United States | 1.00 | 1.37 (1.32-1.41) | 1.95 (1.87-2.03) | 2.62 (2.47-2.79) | 4.05 (3.73-4.39) |
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| High blood pressureb | |||||
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| Kentucky | 1.00 | 1.74 (1.43-2.12) | 3.26 (2.57-4.13) | 4.18 (2.75-6.34) | 6.83 (4.08-11.44) |
| United States | 1.00 | 1.84 (1.76-1.93) | 3.19 (3.00-3.39) | 4.51 (4.12-4.94) | 6.46 (5.75-7.27) |
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| High cholesterolb | |||||
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| Kentucky | 1.00 | 1.65 (1.35-2.03) | 1.73 (1.33-2.25) | 2.03 (1.39-2.96) | 1.60 (0.95-2.71) |
| United States | 1.00 | 1.48 (1.41-1.55) | 1.90 (1.78-2.01) | 1.88 (1.71-2.07) | 1.88 (1.67-2.13) |
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| Fair/poor health | |||||
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| Kentucky | 1.00 | 1.18 (1.04-1.34) | 1.74 (1.48-2.04) | 2.67 (2.15-3.31) | 4.59 (3.46-6.09) |
| United States | 1.00 | 1.11 (1.07-1.15) | 1.65 (1.58-1.72) | 2.64 (2.49-2.80) | 4.36 (4.04-4.72) |
a
All values represent odds ratios (95% confidence intervals). Adjusted for age, race, sex, education, smoking status to the 2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
b
2001 only.