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. 2022 Jul 6;12(7):e052822. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052822

Table 3.

Association (crude) of overweight and obesity with hypertension, diabetes and comorbidity among adults in Bangladesh, BDHS 2017–2018

BMI status Hypertension Diabetes Comorbidity
COR (95% CI) COR (95% CI) COR (95% CI)
Normal/underweight (ref) 1 1 1
Overweight 2.41* (2.19 to 2.65) 2.11* (1.84 to 2.41) 3.02* (2.52 to 3.64)
Obesity 2.86* (2.38 to 3.44) 3.00* (2.38 to 3.79) 4.83* (3.63 to 6.43)

*P<0.05.

BDHS, Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey; BMI, body mass index; COR, crude OR.