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. 2017 Oct 12;2017:1076923. doi: 10.1155/2017/1076923

Table 2.

Overall and gender-wise multivariate logistic regression analysis of the participants' characteristics (both BMI international and Asian cut-offs, WC and WHR categories) associated with having self-reported comorbidity.

Overall Multivariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Multivariate analysis Men Women
Odds ratio p value Odds ratio p value Odds ratio p value
[95% CI] [95% CI] [95% CI]
BMI category (international cut-off)
 Underweight 0.99 [0.42,2.32] 0.978 1.12 [0.37,3.45] 0.836 0.75 [0.19,2.98] 0.689
 Normal weight 1 1 1
 Overweight 1.89 [1.10,3.26] 0.021 1.14 [0.48,2.75] 0.762 2.64 [1.23,5.67] 0.013
 Obesity 5.75 [2.84,11.64] <0.001 8.49 [2.50,28.81] 0.001 5.19[2.03,13.25] 0.001
BMI category (Asian cut-off)
 Underweight 1.10 [0.45,2.66] 0.835 1.16 [0.36,3.66] 0.805 0.88 [0.21,3.67] 0.863
 Normal weight 1 1 1
 Overweight 1.38  [0.67,2.84] 0.382 1.19 [0.44,3.21] 0.728 1.52 [0.51,4.55] 0.453
 Obesity 2.87 [1.66,4.97] <0.001 1.96 [0.86,4.48] 0.109 3.73 [1.68,8.29] 0.001
WC category
 Normal weight 1 1 1
 Overweight 1.20 [0.62,2.33] 0.588 0.95 [0.27,3.31] 0.933 1.20 [0.51,2.81] 0.669
 Obesity 3.75 [2.06,6.85] <0.001 6.38 [2.24,18.19] 0.001 3.37 [1.49,7.64] 0.004
WHR category
 Normal weight 1 1 1
 Overweight 1.95 [0.84,4.51] 0.118 2.15 [0.81,5.70] 0.126 1.96 [0.06,68.90] 0.710
 Obesity 1.72 [0.63,4.72] 0.292 3.93 [0.99,15.58] 0.052 1.06 [0.33,33.70] 0.975

CI: confidence interval, adjusted by gender, age, marital status, education, monthly income, occupation/work status, and smoking status.