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.