Table 3 Prevalence of diseases associated with obesity in women and men
From: Prevalence of obesity in panama: some risk factors and associated diseases
Variables | Total of People with Obesity | Women | Men | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Prevalence (%) | Confidence Intervals (95Â %) | O.R.a | P value | Prevalence of obesity (%) | O.R.a | P value | Prevalence of obesity (%) | O.R.a | P value |
Diabetes Mellitus | ||||||||||
 Yes | 12.0 (114 / 950) | 9.9–14.1 | 1.86 (1.45–2.38) | P < 0.001 | 10.7 (81 / 757) | 1.66 (1.23–2.24) | P < 0.001 | 17.1 (33 / 193) | 2.71 (1.72–4.28) | P < 0.001 |
 No | 88.0 (836 / 950) | 85.6–89.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
High blood pressure | ||||||||||
 Yes | 43.8 (416 / 950) | 40.8–47.2 | 1.75 (1.50–2.04) | P < 0.001 | 41.7 (316 / 757) | 1.91 (1.60–2.29) | P < 0.001 | 51.8 (100 / 193) | 1.77 (1.30–2.43) | P < 0.001 |
 No | 56.2 (534 / 950) | 53.1–59.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LDL | ||||||||||
 ≥100 mg/dL | 73.5 (698 / 950) | 70.2–75.8 | 1.58 (1.34–1.87) | P < 0.001 | 72.9 (552 / 757) | 1.58 (1.31–1.91) | P < 0.001 | 75.6 (146 / 193) | 1.66 (1.17–2.40) | P < 0.05 |
 <100 mg/dL | 26.5 (252/ 950) | 23.3–29.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HDL < 50 mg/dL (Women) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 89.7 (679 / 757) | 1.99 (1.53–2.59) | P < 0.001 | NA | NA | NA |
HDL < 40 mg/dL (Men) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 83.9 (163 / 193) | 2.89 (1.91–4.37) | P < 0.001 |