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. 2019 Apr 22;11(4):903. doi: 10.3390/nu11040903

Table 3.

Associations of famine exposure with central obesity risk in different severity of famine areas: sensitivity analyses.

Nonexposed Fetal-Exposed Infant-Exposed
Central Obesity in 2002
Sensitivity analyses A
Moderately exposed
Prevalence (%) 17.0 20.4 20.9
Odds ratio (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 1.26 (1.13–1.41) 1.33 (1.20–1.47)
p <0.0001 <0.0001
Severely exposed
Prevalence (%) 11.7 15.0 11.3
Odds ratio (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 1.28 (1.01–1.62) 0.93 (0.75–1.16)
p 0.0411 0.5348
Sensitivity analyses B
Moderately exposed
Prevalence (%) 11.0 13.8 15.2
Odds ratio (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 1.26 (1.13–1.41) 1.33 (1.20–1.47)
p <0.0001 <0.0001
Severely exposed
Prevalence (%) 8.2 11.0 9.6
Odds ratio (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 1.28 (1.01–1.62) 0.93 (0.75–1.16)
p 0.0411 0.5348
Central Obesity in 2012
Sensitivity analyses A
Moderately exposed
Prevalence (%) 32.3 32.7 32.9
Odds ratio (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 1.02 (0.93–1.12) 1.01 (0.93–1.10)
p 0.6629 0.8198
Severely exposed
Prevalence (%) 29.5 35.8 31.7
Odds ratio (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 1.32 (1.11–1.58) 1.12 (0.96–1.31)
p 0.0017 0.1584
Sensitivity analyses B
Moderately exposed
Prevalence (%) 22.4 22.2 23.7
Odds ratio (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 0.98 (0.84–1.15) 1.06 (0.92–1.22)
p 0.8308 0.4090
Severely exposed
Prevalence (%) 21.1 25.2 23.9
Odds ratio (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 1.27 (1.11–1.45) 1.17 (1.04–1.32)
p 0.0005 0.0102

Sensitivity analyses A: Defining severity of famine according to excess death rate 150%; Sensitivity analyses B: Excluding participants with BMI ≥ 28.0 kg/m2. All odds ratios used the nonexposed group as the reference. Odds ratio (95% CI): adjusted for sex, residential areas, education level, marital status, household income, current drinking status, current smoking status, and physical activity.