Table 4 Odds ratio estimates* (95% confidence interval) for the prevalence of chronic diseases in different BMI categories in Italian females

0.37

(0.24–0.58)

1

1.71

(1.51–1.93)

2.96

(2.51–3.48)

5.18

(3.95–6.80)

<0.01

0.72

(0.59–0.88)

1

1.87

(1.74–2.01)

2.92

(2.62–3.26)

3.45

(2.77–4.31)

<0.01

0.64

(0.52–0.78)

1

1.47

(1.37–1.59)

1.97

(1.76–2.21)

2.48

(2.01–3.07)

<0.01

1.13

(0.86–1.46)

1

1.26

(1.12–1.42)

1.84

(1.54–2.18)

2.25

(1.67–3.03)

<0.01

1.15

(0.85–1.54)

1

1.24

(1.07–1.42)

1.59

(1.30–1.94)

1.79

(1.27–2.54)

<0.01

0.76

(0.59–0.98)

1

1.24

(1.11–1.38)

1.53

(1.29–1.81)

1.67

(1.23–2.28)

<0.01

0.69

(0.59–0.80)

1

1.38

(1.30–1.48)

1.75

(1.58–1.94)

2.16

(1.78–2.62)

<0.01

0.57

(0.46–0.71)

1

1.37

(1.26–1.49)

1.57

(1.38–1.78)

2.06

(1.63–2.59)

<0.01

0.84

(0.68–1.06)

1

1.12

(1.02–1.23)

1.20

(1.04–1.37)

1.30

(0.98–1.72)

<0.01

0.95

(0.60–1.50)

1

1.14

(0.90–1.44)

1.20

(0.85–1.69)

1.77

(1.06–2.97)

0.03

1.06

(0.56–2.01)

1

1.18

(0.91–1.53)

1.49

(1.00–2.22)

1.45

(0.73–2.85)

0.02

1.16

(0.66–2.04)

1

1.25

(0.99–1.59)

1.57

(1.12–2.20)

2.16

(1.13–4.14)

<0.01

1.07

(0.57–1.98)

1

1.20

(0.95–1.52)

1.45

(1.01–2.07)

3.24

(1.94–5.41)

<0.01

1.11

(0.75–1.63)

1

1.20

(1.03–1.40)

1.49

(1.18–1.87)

2.45

(1.67–3.59)

<0.01