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Table 6 Risk for the presence of hypertension and dyslipidaemia according to the obesity status

From: Overweight and obesity in relation to cardiovascular disease risk factors among medical students in Crete, Greece

 

Odds ratios (95% confidence interval)

Men (n = 527)1

BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

WC ≥ 90 cm

WHpR ≥ 0.9

WHtR ≥ 50

SBP ≥ 130 mmHg

1.81 (0.64–5.10)

1.24 (0.69–2.23)

1.62 (0.87–3.02)

1.37 (0.77–2.43)

DBP ≥ 85 mmHg

2.73 (1.13–6.59)2

1.38 (0.84–2.27)

1.11 (0.66–1.87)

1.46 (0.90–2.37)

TC ≥ 5.2 mmol/l

2.01 (0.80–5.05)

1.91 (1.18–3.10)3

1.70 (1.01–2.84)2

2.26 (1.40–3.67)4

TG ≥ 1.5 mmol/l

2.62 (0.80–8.64)

1.80 (0.83–3.92)

2.51 (1.11–5.69)2

1.72 (0.78–3.80)

LDL-C ≥ 3.4 mmol/l

1.46 (0.55–6.04)

1.67 (1.04–2.70)2

1.80 (1.09–2.98)2

1.83 (1.14–2.94)2

HDL-C < 0.9 mmol/l

2.39 (0.94–6.04)

1.61 (1.00–2.58)2

2.03 (1.23–3.35)3

1.34 (0.84–2.14)

TC:HDL-C ≥ 4

2.36 (0.86–6.47)

2.16 (1.38–3.39)4

2.78 (1.69–4.57)4

2.09 (1.35–3.26)3

Women (n = 462)1

BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2

WC ≥ 80 cm

WHpR ≥ 0.8

WHtR ≥ 50

SBP ≥ 130 mmHg

2.98 (0.34–26.12)

0.87 (0.17–4.33)

1.16 (0.27–4.98)

0.71 (0.09–6.00)

DBP ≥ 85 mmHg

3.15 (0.89–11.13)

1.77 (0.92–3.41)

1.26 (0.65–2.41)

2.33 (1.09–4.96)2

TC ≥ 5.2 mmol/l

1.34 (0.35–5.16)

1.49 (0.83–2.68)

0.98 (0.56–1.72)

1.53 (0.75–3.12)

TG ≥ 1.5 mmol/l

0.01 (0.00–1.53)

3.80 (0.51–28.13)

3.44 (0.57–20.67)

7.19 (0.95–54.49)

LDL-C ≥ 3.4 mmol/l

2.35 (0.66–8.42)

1.97 (1.12–3.47)2

1.32 (0.77–2.26)

2.60 (1.33–5.07)3

HDL-C < 0.9 mmol/l

2.77 (0.54–14.26)

1.98 (0.91–4.29)

3.33 (1.63–6.79)4

2.83 (1.19–6.73)2

TC:HDL-C ≥ 4

3.67 (0.99–13.67)

4.21 (2.35–7.55)4

3.71 (2.14–6.41)4

5.30 (2.66–10.58)4

  1. 1 Logistic regression models including age, tobacco use, and the year of examination as independent variables. 2 p < 0.05, 3 p < 0.01, 4 p < 0.001