Table 5 Multinomial logistic regression adjusted odds ratios for association between BMI/ WC and blood pressure
From: The association between obesity and blood pressure in Thai public school children
Variables | Pre-hypertension | Hypertension |
|---|---|---|
BMI for age and gender | ||
- Normal | Reference group | Reference group |
- Overweight | 1.05 (0.20-5.50) | 0.50 (0.06-4.42) |
- Obesity | 9.00** (3.20-25.31) | 10.60** (3.75-30.00) |
WC | ||
- < P75 | Reference group | Reference group |
- ≥ P75 | 6.20** (2.60-14.81) | 13.73** (4.85-38.83) |