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Table 2 Morbidity prevalence (%) and standardized morbidity prevalence ratio (SMPR)* for selected diseases according to BMI class and gender

From: Obesity and prevalence of chronic diseases in the 1999–2000 Italian National Health Survey

 

BMI (kg/m 2)

 

Overall

Underweight

Normal

Overweight

Obese I

Obese II/III

Males (n = 55,303)

      

   Diabetes mellitus

4.27

1.74 (106)

2.93 (100)

4.85 (144)

9.33 (168)

14.01 (155)

   Hypertension

12.44

5.06 (107)

7.82 (100)

15.90 (141)

23.57 (159)

29.66 (141)

   Varices

4.15

2.27 (89)

3.41 (100)

4.67 (128)

6.05 (129)

8.40 (109)

   Respiratory diseases

5.75

8.45 (103)

4.66 (100)

6.32 (135)

8.84 (153)

11.75 (137)

   Bronchial asthma

3.25

4.89 (123)

2.92 (100)

3.26 (115)

4.65 (138)

7.68 (122)

   Thyroid diseases

1.01

0.83 (87)

0.74 (100)

1.18 (128)

1.76 (132)

1.46 (132)

   Osteoarthritis

16.41

14.83 (112)

12.10 (100)

19.83 (140)

25.64 (156)

27.25 (124)

   Lower back pain and sciatica

8.20

5.66 (114)

6.53 (100)

9.71 (124)

11.06 (133)

12.09 (157)

   Osteoporosis

1.22

2.39 (141)

1.09 (100)

1.26 (145)

1.55 (130)

2.31 (198)

   Cancer

0.97

3.29 (92)

0.85 (100)

0.98 (145)

1.36 (177)

1.44 (119)

   Myocardial infarction

1.87

1.82 (99)

1.17 (100)

2.30 (148)

3.57 (172)

7.30 (191)

   Angina pectoris

1.05

0.52 (52)

0.71 (100)

1.37 (146)

1.47 (169)

2.18 (169)

   Thrombosis

1.05

1.69 (165)

0.79 (100)

1.14 (142)

1.93 (165)

3.19 (127)

   MI – Angina pectoris – Thrombosis1

3.41

3.56 (112)

2.27 (100)

4.16 (146)

6.05 (170)

10.62 (163)

Females (n = 59,716)

      

   Diabetes mellitus

4.76

0.92 (73)

2.78 (100)

7.57 (173)

13.05 (171)

19.06 (171)

   Hypertension

16.32

6.68 (73)

10.60 (100)

26.27 (161)

36.39 (169)

37.98 (151)

   Varices

12.32

5.19 (72)

9.37 (100)

17.68 (135)

23.21 (149)

26.68 (141)

   Respiratory diseases

4.60

3.12 (86)

3.40 (100)

6.33 (153)

9.35 (142)

10.39 (144)

   Bronchial asthma

3.31

2.64 (93)

2.69 (100)

4.23 (129)

5.60 (119)

6.10 (124)

   Thyroid diseases

5.47

3.27 (72)

4.76 (100)

6.77 (117)

8.40 (115)

8.91 (105)

   Osteoarthritis

27.91

13.40 (70)

21.77 (100)

40.24 (153)

47.59 (160)

50.06 (162)

   Lower back pain and sciatica

10.71

4.51 (77)

8.88 (100)

14.60 (127)

16.86 (131)

20.25 (127)

   Osteoporosis

9.93

5.81 (69)

7.90 (100)

14.10 (172)

15.82 (187)

15.64 (173)

   Cancer

1.29

0.82 (63)

1.06 (100)

1.72 (156)

1.90 (170)

2.62 (177)

   Myocardial infarction

0.91

0.63 (77)

0.67 (100)

1.32 (175)

1.79 (181)

1.62 (162)

   Angina pectoris

1.12

0.79 (79)

0.79 (100)

1.63 (173)

2.19 (184)

2.76 (166)

   Thrombosis

1.06

0.72 (97)

0.76 (100)

1.50 (168)

1.93 (188)

3.83 (129)

   MI – Angina pectoris – Thrombosis1

2.73

1.87 (82)

1.98 (100)

3.90 (171)

5.12 (186)

7.40 (145)

  1. Data from the Italian National Health Survey, ISTAT, 1999–2000.
  2. *Direct Standardization using the BMI normal class as reference
  3. 1 At least one of the indicated diseases
  4. MI, myocardial infarction