Table 4 Odds ratio for high systolic or diastolic blood pressure when overweight or obese compared to normal weight (Argentina n = 669, Norway n = 2,050)

Argentina**

Normal weight

(n = 561)

1.0

-

1.0

-

1.0

-

1.0

-

Overweight

(n = 80)

0.3

[0.1; 0.8]

3.3

[0.5; 21.5]

0.5

[0.2; 1.5]

4.5

[1.2; 17.3]

Obesity

(n = 28)

0.9

[0.2; 4.1]

11.4

[1.6; 82.0]

0.3

[0.05; 2.6]

2.2

[0.4; 10.8]

Norway

Normal weight

(n = 1,745)

1.0

-

1.0

-

1.0

-

1.0

-

Overweight

(n = 249)

2.2

[1.6; 3.0]

3.8

[2.7; 5.4]

1.2

[0.4; 4.3]

1.0

[0.1; 8.2]

Obesity

(n = 56)

4.2

[1.5; 11.1]

28.3

[11.8; 67.7]

14.8

[5.8; 37.3]

5.1

[0.6; 42.4]