Table 3.

Gender specific odds ratio with 95% confidence intervals of Coronary Heart Disease associated with one standard deviation change in each measure of obesity, BSMMU hospital, Bangladesh (N=390).

Measure	Male (n=270) OR (95% CI)	Female (n=120) OR (95% CI)
Body mass index
Unadjusted	1.37 (1.06–1.76)	2.30 (1.49–3.56)
Multivariate Model 1a	1.69 (1.24–2.32)	2.64 (1.61–4.34)
Multivariate Model 2b	1.58 (1.13–2.23)	2.28 (1.27–4.07)
Waist circumference
Unadjusted	1.39 (1.08–1.81)	1.80 (1.14–2.82)
Multivariate Model 1a	1.94 (1.40–2.70)	1.82 (1.12–2.95)
Multivariate Model 2b	1.88 (1.33–2.68)	1.55 (0.95–2.75)
Waist-hip ratio
Unadjusted	1.18 (0.93–1.51)	1.89 (1.25–2.87)
Multivariate Model 1a	1.29 (0.97–1.71)	1.94 (1.23–3.07)
Multivariate Model 2b	1.25 (0.92–1.68)	2.12 (1.17–3.85)
Waist-height ratio
Unadjusted	1.16 (0.91–1.48)	2.19 (1.34–3.56)
Multivariate Model 1a	1.32 (1.01–2.16)	2.32 (1.36–3.96)
Multivariate Model 2b	1.25 (0.98–2.01)	2.02 (1.01–4.3)

BSMMU=Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.

Body Mass Index calculated as weight in kilogram/height in meter square.

^aLogistic regression controlling for age (in years), smoking (never smoker, former smoker, current smoker), education of the participant (college or university level education, secondary school, primary school and no schooling), physical activity level during leisure time (sedentary to mild versus moderate to strenuous), physical activity level during work time (sedentary to mild versus moderate to strenuous) and residence (urban versus rural).

^bAdditional adjustment for history of diabetes mellitus and history of hypertension.