From: Obesity and prevalence of chronic diseases in the 1999–2000 Italian National Health Survey
BMI (kg/m 2) | ||||||
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Overall | Underweight | Normal | Overweight | Obese I | Obese II/III | |
Males (n = 55,303) | ||||||
Diabetes mellitus | 4.27 | 1.74 (106) | 2.93 (100) | 4.85 (144) | 9.33 (168) | 14.01 (155) |
Hypertension | 12.44 | 5.06 (107) | 7.82 (100) | 15.90 (141) | 23.57 (159) | 29.66 (141) |
Varices | 4.15 | 2.27 (89) | 3.41 (100) | 4.67 (128) | 6.05 (129) | 8.40 (109) |
Respiratory diseases | 5.75 | 8.45 (103) | 4.66 (100) | 6.32 (135) | 8.84 (153) | 11.75 (137) |
Bronchial asthma | 3.25 | 4.89 (123) | 2.92 (100) | 3.26 (115) | 4.65 (138) | 7.68 (122) |
Thyroid diseases | 1.01 | 0.83 (87) | 0.74 (100) | 1.18 (128) | 1.76 (132) | 1.46 (132) |
Osteoarthritis | 16.41 | 14.83 (112) | 12.10 (100) | 19.83 (140) | 25.64 (156) | 27.25 (124) |
Lower back pain and sciatica | 8.20 | 5.66 (114) | 6.53 (100) | 9.71 (124) | 11.06 (133) | 12.09 (157) |
Osteoporosis | 1.22 | 2.39 (141) | 1.09 (100) | 1.26 (145) | 1.55 (130) | 2.31 (198) |
Cancer | 0.97 | 3.29 (92) | 0.85 (100) | 0.98 (145) | 1.36 (177) | 1.44 (119) |
Myocardial infarction | 1.87 | 1.82 (99) | 1.17 (100) | 2.30 (148) | 3.57 (172) | 7.30 (191) |
Angina pectoris | 1.05 | 0.52 (52) | 0.71 (100) | 1.37 (146) | 1.47 (169) | 2.18 (169) |
Thrombosis | 1.05 | 1.69 (165) | 0.79 (100) | 1.14 (142) | 1.93 (165) | 3.19 (127) |
MI – Angina pectoris – Thrombosis1 | 3.41 | 3.56 (112) | 2.27 (100) | 4.16 (146) | 6.05 (170) | 10.62 (163) |
Females (n = 59,716) | ||||||
Diabetes mellitus | 4.76 | 0.92 (73) | 2.78 (100) | 7.57 (173) | 13.05 (171) | 19.06 (171) |
Hypertension | 16.32 | 6.68 (73) | 10.60 (100) | 26.27 (161) | 36.39 (169) | 37.98 (151) |
Varices | 12.32 | 5.19 (72) | 9.37 (100) | 17.68 (135) | 23.21 (149) | 26.68 (141) |
Respiratory diseases | 4.60 | 3.12 (86) | 3.40 (100) | 6.33 (153) | 9.35 (142) | 10.39 (144) |
Bronchial asthma | 3.31 | 2.64 (93) | 2.69 (100) | 4.23 (129) | 5.60 (119) | 6.10 (124) |
Thyroid diseases | 5.47 | 3.27 (72) | 4.76 (100) | 6.77 (117) | 8.40 (115) | 8.91 (105) |
Osteoarthritis | 27.91 | 13.40 (70) | 21.77 (100) | 40.24 (153) | 47.59 (160) | 50.06 (162) |
Lower back pain and sciatica | 10.71 | 4.51 (77) | 8.88 (100) | 14.60 (127) | 16.86 (131) | 20.25 (127) |
Osteoporosis | 9.93 | 5.81 (69) | 7.90 (100) | 14.10 (172) | 15.82 (187) | 15.64 (173) |
Cancer | 1.29 | 0.82 (63) | 1.06 (100) | 1.72 (156) | 1.90 (170) | 2.62 (177) |
Myocardial infarction | 0.91 | 0.63 (77) | 0.67 (100) | 1.32 (175) | 1.79 (181) | 1.62 (162) |
Angina pectoris | 1.12 | 0.79 (79) | 0.79 (100) | 1.63 (173) | 2.19 (184) | 2.76 (166) |
Thrombosis | 1.06 | 0.72 (97) | 0.76 (100) | 1.50 (168) | 1.93 (188) | 3.83 (129) |
MI – Angina pectoris – Thrombosis1 | 2.73 | 1.87 (82) | 1.98 (100) | 3.90 (171) | 5.12 (186) | 7.40 (145) |