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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2013 Mar 7;9(6):926–935. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2013.01.023

Table 5.

Prevalence, unadjusted and adjusted relative risk of comorbidities for males compared to females.

Total
(n=2458)
Female
(n=1931)
Male
(n=527)
Unadjusted RR
(95% CI)
Adjusted RRa
(95% CI)
Comorbidity
Hypertensionb 1596(67.2) 1187(63.9) 409(79.3) 1.23(1.17, 1.30)c 1.18(1.11, 1.26)c
Dyslipidemiad 1242(63.4) 885(57.9) 357(83.0) 1.37 (1.30, 1.44)c 1.34 (1.26, 1.41)c
Sleep apneae 1288(52.5) 904(46.9) 384(73.0) 1.56(1.45, 1.67)c 1.47(1.35, 1.60)c
Urinary incontinencef 962(42.9) 862(48.9) 100(21.0) 0.43(0.36, 0.51)c 0.32(0.25, 0.41)c
Hyperlipidemiag 719(36.6) 507(33.1) 212(49.0) 1.40(1.26, 1.56)c 1.20(1.10, 1.31)c
Diabetesh 773(33.4) 546(30.0) 227(45.9) 1.51(1.34, 1.69)c 1.41(1.26, 1.57)c
Asthmai 607(25.3) 511(27.2) 96(18.6) 0.68(0.56, 0.83)c 0.68(0.56, 0.83)c
Abnormal kidney functionj 199(8.5) 137(7.5) 62(12.4) 1.66(1.25, 2.20)c 1.27(0.97, 1.66)
Venous edemad 172(7.0) 106(5.5) 66(12.6) 2.28(1.71, 3.06)c 1.83(1.40, 2.39)c
Severe walking limitationk 153(6.8) 120(6.9) 33(6.8) 0.99(0.68, 1.44) 0.75(0.53, 1.06)
Ischemic heart diseasel 151(6.3) 82(4.4) 69(13.3) 2.99(2.21, 4.05)c 2.44(1.81, 3.29)c
Congestive heart failuree 48(2.0) 21(1.1) 27(5.1) 4.72(2.69, 8.27)c 6.18(3.09, 12.37)c
Pulmonary e, m 28(1.1) 22(1.1) 6(1.1) 1.00(0.41, 2.46)   -

Data presented as number of participants, with percentages in parentheses, unless otherwise indicated.

a

Relative risks presented at median age (46 years) and body mass index (45.9 kg/m2) after adjusting for age, body mass index, and significant interactions.

b

86 missing from prevalence estimate; 50 missing from models

c

p<.05.

d

499 missing from prevalence estimate; 253 missing from models

e

3 missing

f

218 missing

g

491 missing from prevalence estimate; 341 missing from models

h

145 missing from prevalence estimate; 54 missing from models

i

62 missing

j

117 missing

k

221 missing

l

58 missing from prevalence estimate; 56 missing from models

m

Too rare to adjust for covariates.