Table 4.

Adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals)^* for chronic conditions diagnosed by physician according to body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference (WC) among the elderly aged 60 yr or over (n = 1,238), stratified by gender using the 2005 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHNES)

Model: Odds ratios (95% CI) adjusted for age, educational qualification (uneducated, middle school, and beyond high school), equivalent household income (low, middle, and high), marriage status, and health behaviors (smoking, drinking, and exercise). ^*Odds ratio (95%CI) were calculated using multiple logistic regression analysis among the elderly aged 60 yr or over; ^†Cardiovascular diseases include stroke, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction; ^‡Pulmonary diseases include asthma, chronic lower obstructive pulmonary disease.