From: Hospitalization rates and cost in severe or complicated obesity: an Italian cohort study
 | Males | Females | ||
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Variables | Effect* | (95% CI) | Effect* | (95% CI) |
Age (one year) | 1.01 | (1.00-1.01) | 1.01 | (1.00-1.01) |
WC (10 cm) | 0.97 | (0.83-1.12) | 1.08 | (1.02-1.14) |
BMI (one unit) | 1.01 | (0.98-1.04) | 0.99 | (0.98-1.00) |
Hypertensive disease | 1.18 | (1.08-1.28) | 1.21 | (1.17-1.26) |
Malignant neoplasms | 1.25 | (1.04-1.51) | 1.37 | (1.12-1.68) |
Respiratory diseases | 1.40 | (1.10-1.79) | 1.24 | (1.10-1.38) |
Diabetes | 0.92 | (0.82-1.03) | 0.98 | (0.90-1.06) |
CVDs | 1.22 | (1.07-1.39) | 0.97 | (0.89-1.06) |
CVDs in cohort members with diabetes** | 1.27 | (1.14-1.43) | 1.35 | (1.08-1.69) |
Mental disorders | 1.06 | (0.61-1.85) | 1.16 | (1.09-1.24) |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 1.15 | (1.04-1.26) | 1.45 | (1.39-1.51) |