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Table 3 Associations between waist circumference, body mass index and excess body fat categories and number of cigarettes among smoking men and women (n = 1515)

From: Dose-dependent positive association between cigarette smoking, abdominal obesity and body fat: cross-sectional data from a population-based survey

Men

 

Age-adjusted OR 95% CI

P

Multiple-adjusted* OR 95% CI

P

WC

       

   Medium waist

1-10 cig/d

1

  

1

  
 

11-20 cig/d

1.70

(1.10 - 2.63)

0.02

1.73

(1.11- 2.69)

0.02

 

>20 cig/d

1.83

(1.13 - 2.97)

0.01

1.82

(1.12 - 2.96)

0.02

P for trend

   

0.22

  

0.23

   Abdominal obesity

1-10 cig/d

1

  

1

  
 

11-20 cig/d

1.31

(0.80 - 2.14)

0.28

1.28

(0.78- 2.10)

0.32

 

>20 cig/d

1.93

(1.15 - 3.25)

0.01

1.94

(1.15 - 3.27)

0.01

P for trend

   

0.04

  

0.03

BMI

       

   Overweight

1-10 cig/d

1

  

1

  
 

11-20 cig/d

1.26

(0.86 - 1.84)

0.23

1.22

(0.83 - 1.79)

0.31

 

>20 cig/d

1.16

(0.76 - 1.76)

0.49

1.14

(0.75 - 1.74)

0.55

P for trend

   

0.67

  

0.77

   Obesity

1-10 cig/d

1

  

1

  
 

11-20 cig/d

1.35

(0.75 - 2.40)

0.32

1.18

(0.65 - 2.12)

0.58

 

>20 cig/d

1.31

(0.70 - 2.47)

0.39

1.21

(0.64 - 2.30)

0.55

P for trend

   

0.98

  

0.91

Body fat

       

   Excess of body fat

1-10 cig/d

1

  

1

  
 

11-20 cig/d

1.15

(0.64 - 2.09)

0.64

1.05

(0.58 - 1.92)

0.86

 

>20 cig/d

1.18

(0.62 - 2.24)

0.62

1.15

(0.60 - 2.20)

0.68

P for trend

   

0.95

  

0.75

Women

 

Age-adjusted OR 95% CI

P

Multiple-adjusted* OR 95% CI

P

WC

       

   Medium waist

1-10 cig/d

1

  

1

  
 

11-20 cig/d

1.03

(0.71 - 1.51)

0.87

1.01

(0.69 - 1.48)

0.95

 

>20 cig/d

1.20

(0.67 - 2.13)

0.55

1.17

(0.65 - 2.10)

0.61

P for trend

   

0.02

  

0.04

   Abdominal obesity

1-10 cig/d

1

  

1

  
 

11-20 cig/d

1.15

(0.78 - 1.68)

0.49

1.07

(0.72 - 1.58)

0.74

 

>20 cig/d

2.40

(1.44 - 4.02)

0.001

2.15

(1.26 - 3.64)

0.01

P for trend

   

0.004

  

0.007

BMI

       

   Overweight

1-10 cig/d

1

  

1

  
 

11-20 cig/d

1.33

(0.92 - 1.93)

0.13

1.27

(0.87 - 1.84)

0.22

 

>20 cig/d

1.34

(0.79 - 2.27)

0.28

1.24

(0.72 - 2.13)

0.44

P for trend

   

0.43

  

0.53

   Obesity

1-10 cig/d

1

  

1

  
 

11-20 cig/d

0.78

(0.45 - 1.35)

0.37

0.69

(0.39 - 1.22)

0.20

 

>20 cig/d

1.46

(0.74- 2.89)

0.27

1.25

(0.62 - 2.52)

0.54

P for trend

   

0.07

  

0.13

Body fat

       

   Excess of body fat

1-10 cig/d

1

  

1

  
 

11-20 cig/d

1.42

(0.95 - 2.10)

0.08

1.34

(0.89 - 2.00)

0.16

 

>20 cig/d

2.29

(1.38 - 3.81)

0.001

2.11

(1.25 - 3.57)

0.01

P for trend

   

0.06

  

0.07

  1. * Statistical analyses by polytomous or logistic regression with adjustment for age, education, and alcohol consumption (at risk versus not at risk).
  2. Results are expressed as odds-ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).
  3. WC = waist circumference, BMI = body-mass index