Table 3.

Crude and adjusted odds ratio (OR) for the association between obesity and different chronic diseases.

Disease	Proportion (n)	Crude OR (95% CI) (p-Value)	Adjusted OR (95% CI) (p-Value)
Type 2 Diabetes
Obese	10.2% (104)	2.13 (1.66–2.74) (<0.001)	1.52 (1.16–1.98) (0.002)
Non-obese	5.0% (186)	Reference	Reference
Hypercholesterolemia
Obese	17.6% (180)	2.22 (1.83–2.71) (<0.001)	1.69 (1.36–2.09) (<0.001)
Non-obese	8.8% (323)	Reference	Reference
Hypertension
Obese	22.7% (232)	2.05 (1.72–2.45) (<0.001)	1.61 (1.33–1.96) (<0.01)
Non-obese	12.5% (461)	Reference	Reference
Cardiovascular Diseases
Obese	3.9% (40)	1.52 (1.05–2.22) (0.02)	1.24 (0.84–1.83) (0.28)
Non-obese	2.6% (96)	Reference	Reference
Lung Diseases
Obese	6.0% (61)	1.73 (1.27–2.37) (0.001)	1.69 (1.23–2.34) (0.001)
Non-obese	3.5% (130)	Reference	Reference
Cancer
Obese	1.4% (14)	2.31 (1.18–4.53) (0.015)	1.66 (0.84–3.30) (0.14)
Non-obese	0.6% (22)	Reference	Reference
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Obese	10.2% (104)	2.45 (1.89–3.16) (<0.001)	1.57 (1.19–2.05) (0.001)
Non-obese	4.4% (163)	Reference	Reference
Diagnosed Depression
Obese	3.7% (38)	1.30 (0.89–1.90) (0.17)	1.27 (0.86–1.88) (0.22)
Non-obese	2.9% (106)	Reference	Reference
Sleep Apnea
Obese	2.3% (24)	2.04 (1.23–3.70) (0.006)	1.82 (1.08–3.04) (0.02)
Non-obese	1.2% (43)	Reference	Reference
Renal Diseases
Obese	2.8% (29)	2.17 (1.36–3.45) (0.001)	1.82 (1.13–2.94) (0.01)
Non-obese	1.3% (49)	Reference	Reference
Liver Diseases
Obese	1.1% (11)	1.20 (0.61–2.39) (0.59)	0.96 (0.48–1.93) (0.74)
Non-obese	0.9% (33)	Reference	Reference
Colon diseases
Obese	15.3% (157)	1.54 (1.26–1.88) (<0.001)	1.31 (1.06–1.60) (0.01)
Non-obese	10.6% (389)	Reference	Reference
Thyroid Disorders
Obese	7.6% (78)	2.37 (1.77–3.18) (<0.001)	1.80 (1.33–2.44) (<0.001)
Non-obese	3.4% (124)	Reference	Reference
Peptic Ulcer
Obese	2.9% (30)	1.13 (0.75–1.71) (0.57)	0.93 (0.61–1.42) (0.73)
Non-obese	2.6% (96)	Reference	Reference