Table 2 Adjusted odds ratios for metabolically healthy obesity (MHO)* according to quartiles of various obesity indicators and change in MHO percentage, using various obesity indicators divided into quartiles

Men

Q1

69.1 (2.4)

ref.

79.0 (2.1)

ref.

35.1 (2.7)

ref.

61.1 (2.4)

ref.

78.4 (2.0)

ref.

Q2

54.1 (2.8)

0.77 (0.56,1.05)

59.0 (2.5)

0.71 (0.48,1.05)

51.7 (2.5)

0.99 (0.74,1.32)

49.4 (2.8)

0.90 (0.66,1.22)

56.4 (2.8)

0.56 (0.39,0.81)

Q3

48.1 (2.9)

0.43 (0.31,0.60)

32.7 (2.8)

0.43 (0.31,0.59)

53.0 (2.9)

1.09 (0.82,1.45)

50.0 (2.9)

1.10 (0.82,1.48)

36.4 (2.8)

0.28 (0.19,0.41)

Q4

33.0 (2.4)

0.39 (0.29,0.54)

28.4 (2.4)

0.13 (0.09,0.19)

62.0 (2.6)

1.28 (0.96,1.72)

43.6 (2.8)

0.96 (0.71,1.32)

23.6 (2.4)

0.12 (0.08,0.17)

p for trend

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

Women

Q1

53.0 (2.9)

ref.

70.0 (2.4)

ref.

38.3 (2.8)

ref.

43.0 (2.7)

ref.

72.9 (2.4)

ref.

Q2

50.6 (2.7)

0.61 (0.43,0.87)

42.4 (2.7)

0.68 (0.45,1.05)

42.2 (2.7)

0.88 (0.63,1.23)

39.8 (2.6)

0.92 (0.66,1.27)

42.5 (2.9)

0.61 (0.42,0.90)

Q3

36.7 (2.7)

0.32 (0.23,0.46)

30.6 (2.7)

0.46 (0.32,0.64)

44.7 (2.9)

0.89 (0.64,1.25)

44.8 (2.6)

1.02 (0.76,1.37)

29.7 (2.8)

0.40 (0.28,0.59)

Q4

30.7 (2.7)

0.32 (0.22,0.44)

23.9 (2.5)

0.17 (0.12,0.24)

44.4 (2.5)

0.90 (0.66,1.22)

42.1 (2.9)

0.97 (0.71,1.34)

18.9 (2.1)

0.14 (0.10,0.20)

p for trend

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

0.076

0.5331

0.8551

0.9641

<.001

<.0001