Table 4.
Mixed models for associations between general and central obesity and hypertension among Chinese children, and stratified by gender and by region: The Childhood Obesity Study in China Mega-cities (n = 1626).
| General obesity | Central obesity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P value | OR | 95% CI | P value | |
| All† | 5.94 | 3.69–9.55 | <0.0001 | 3.45 | 2.27–5.23 | <0.0001 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Boys‡ | 5.65 | 3.05–10.48 | <0.0001 | 3.17 | 1.81–5.55 | 0.0005 |
| Girls‡ | 6.14 | 2.87–13.16 | 0.0001 | 3.85 | 1.99–7.46 | 0.0006 |
| Regions | ||||||
| Beijing§ | 5.07 | 1.29–19.90 | 0.0324 | 4.13 | 1.22–14.00 | 0.0344 |
| Shanghai§ | 2.85 | 0.54–15.08 | 0.1394 | 1.30 | 0.28–6.02 | 0.6247 |
| Nanjing§ | 5.65 | 1.36–23.55 | 0.0306 | 4.33 | 1.32–14.21 | 0.0294 |
| Xi’an§ | 16.53 | 3.61–75.65 | 0.0099 | 5.86 | 1.45–23.72 | 0.0275 |
Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. General obesity was defined based on body mass index; central obesity, based on wait circumference.
†Adjusted for sex, age, city, and mother’s education.
‡Adjusted for age, city, and mother’s education.
§Adjusted for age, sex, and mother’s education.