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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 18.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Soc Sci Stud. 2014 Jul;2(3):89–99. doi: 10.11114/ijsss.v2i3.439

Table 3.

Multinomial logistic regression analyses: associations of obstructive sleep apnea with overweight and obesity among 2911 college students in Thailand

Model WHO criteriaa Asian criteriab


Overweight
(BMI: 25–29)
Obesity
(BMI≥30)
Overweight
(BMI: 23–26)
Obesity
(BMI≥27)


OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Model 1c 1.91 (1.17, 3.10) 19.58 (13.18, 29.09) 1.75 (1.16, 2.64) 10.78 (7.53, 15.43)
Model 2d 1.63 (1.00, 2.66) 19.45 (12.89, 29.34) 1.59 (1.05, 2.41) 9.91 (6.86, 14.32)
Model 3e 1.63 (0.99, 2.67) 20.29 (13.37, 30.78) 1.58 (1.04, 2.40) 10.09 (6.96, 14.63)
Model 4f 1.62 (0.98, 2.66) 20.09 (12.98, 31.08) 1.56 (1.02, 2.37) 9.64 (6.58, 14.14)
Model 5g 1.72 (1.04, 2.85) 24.23 (15.20, 38.61) 1.66 (1.09, 2.55) 10.97 (7.36, 16.35)
Model 6h 1.69 (0.99, 2.88) 26.46 (15.54, 45.04) 1.68 (1.08, 2.61) 11.21 (7.09, 17.74)

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.

a

BMI<25 kg/m2 served as the reference group in the WHO criteria.

b

BMI<23 kg/m2 served as the reference group in the Asian criteria.

c

Model 1: Unadjusted

d

Model 2: adjusted for demographic factors including age, sex, and education level.

e

Model 3: adjusted for demographic & lifestyle factors including age, sex, education level, recreational physical activity participation, alcohol consumption, use of energy drinks, and cigarette smoking.

f

Model 4: Model 3+blood pressure

g

Model 5: Model 4+psychological distress (evaluated by the General Health Questionnaire 12-item scale).

h

Model 6: Model 5+WHR.