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. 2009 Jan 15;9:4. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-9-4

Table 3.

Odds ratio of colon adenoma according to abdominal obesity.

waist circumference(kg/m2)

normal
(n = 145)
abdominal obesity
(n = 385)
Male Model 1 (95% CI)* 1.00 (referent) 2.74 (1.66~4.51)
Model 2 (95% CI) 1.00 (referent) 2.77 (1.54~5.00)
Female Model 1 (95% CI)* 1.00 (referent) 2.58 (1.08~6.12)
Model 2 (95% CI) 1.00 (referent) 2.65 (1.02~6.90)

* Model 1, adjusted for age, smoking, daily total calorie intake, daily fat intake and alcohol intake;

‡ Model 2, additionally adjusted for BMI;

Abdominal obesity, a waist circumference ≥ 90 cm for men and ≥ 85 cm for women according to Korean cutoff value;

P value, obtained by binary logistic regression analysis