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. 2021 Nov 16;16(11):e0260158. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260158

Table 4. Adjusted random-effect regression results for the between-person differences in chronic conditions due to obesity stratified by gender.

Variables Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 5 Model 6
Type 2 diabetes Heart disease Asthma Cancer Arthritis Depression
aOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)
Gender: Male
BMI Categories
Underweight 0.46 (0.03–2.61), 0.27 2.11 (0.57–7.78), 0.26 0.19 (0.02–1.57), 0.12 0.53 (0.13–2.18), 0.38 1.22 (0.49–3.09), 0.66 2.15 (0.64–7.19), 0.21
Healthy weight (ref)            
Overweight 3.01 (1.88–4.81), <0.001 1.22 (0.85–1.75), 0.27 0.79 (0.53–1.16), 0.23 0.89 (0.66–1.20), 0.45 1.34 (1.07–1.69), 0.01 1.05 (0.75–1.47), 0.78
Obesity (≥30) 9.55 (5.69–16.03), <0.001 2.19 (1.44–3.33), <0.001 1.17 (0.75–1.84), 0.45 0.92 (0.64–1.31), 0.63 2.24 (1.71–2.93), <0.001 1.96 (1.34–2.87), 0.01
Gender: Female
BMI Categories
Underweight 0.29 (0.04–4.75), 0.51 3.43 (1.42–8.25), 0.01 0.70 (0.24–2.01), 0.50 1.92 (0.90–4.09), 0.09 0.99 (0.56–1.77), 0.99 1.33 (0.64–2.76), 0.44
Healthy weight (ref)            
Overweight 5.02 (3.04–8.28), <0.001 1.60 (1.11–2.31), 0.01 1.58 (1.14–2.20), 0.01 0.76 (0.56–1.04), 0.09 1.46 (1.20–1.78), <0.001 1.43 (1.10–1.87), 0.01
Obesity (≥30) 17.61 (10.49–29.54), <0.001 1.83 (1.22–2.73), 0.01 2.64 (1.84–3.80), <0.001 0.89 (0.64–1.24), 0.50 2.25 (1.80–2.81), <0.001 1.96 (1.46–2.62), <0.001

Abbreviations: aOR, Adjusted Odds Ratio; ref, reference. All models (Models 1 to 6) were adjusted for age, gender, civil status, education, household yearly disposable income, labour force status, indigenous status, location, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and physical activity. Values in bold are statistically significant.