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. 2023 Feb 6;11:e14744. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14744

Table 2. Odds ratio adjusted and 95% confidence interval (CI) of the association between BMI and WC and the multimorbidity categories.

Number of morbidities BMI WC
OR adjusted (IC95%) OR adjusted (IC95%)
Total Female Male Total Female Male
0–1
2 5,05 3.99 5.43 5.54 4.75 6.49
(3.82–6,29) (2.87–5.12) (4.98–6.79) (4.25–6.84) (3.52–5.98) (5.08–7.89)
3 6.07 5.00 6.56 6.55 5.76 7.57
(4.83–7.31) (3.87–6.13) (5.24–7.88) (5.25–7.85) (4.52–7.00) (6.14–8.99)
More than 4 7 5.98 7.48 7.48 6.74 8.48
(5.75–8.25) (4.84–7.13) (6.14–8.18) (6.16–8.78) (5.48–7.99) (7.64–9.29)

Notes.

p value < 0,001 for all variables. * adjusted model to age, race, income, education, marital status and consumption of fruit and vegetables; number of morbities 0–1 = no MM, the reference category.