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Table 3 Cardiovascular risk factors in overweight women split into WC categories

From: Prevalence of obesity in primary care using different anthropometric measures – Results of the German Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risk Project (GEMCAS)

 

Women BMI ≥ 25 & < 30 kg/m2

 

≤ 80 cm

> 80 & ≤ 88 cm

> 88 cm

 

%

%

PRR [95%CI]

%

PRR [95%CI]

LDL > 115 mg/dl

     

   < 45 (yrs)

44.47

53.57

1.21 [1.06;1.37]

57.47

1.29 [1.14;1.47]

   45–64 (yrs)

68.68

73.81

1.07 [0.99;1.16]

74.92

1.10 [1.01;1.19]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

71.23

72.38

1.02 [0.91;1.14]

72.27

1.01 [0.91;1.13]

   Total

58.44

67.33

1.15 [1.08;1.23]

70.69

1.21 [1.14;12.8]

TG > 150 mg/dl

     

   < 45 (yrs)

13.37

21.40

1.60 [1.20;2.14]

32.20

2.41 [1.83;3.18]

   45–64 (yrs)

21.26

31.14

1.46 [1.17;1.83]

42.48

2.00 [1.62;2.47]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

35.62

37.33

1.05 [0.82;1.34]

47.21

1.33 [1.06;1.66]

   Total

20.16

29.68

1.47 [1.27;1.70]

42.39

2.10 [1.83;2.41]

RR ≥ 140/90 mmHg

     

   < 45 (yrs)

4.35

7.50

1.72 [1.01;2.95]

14.29

3.29 [1.99;5.42]

   45–64 (yrs)

20.17

23.05

1.14 [0.90;1.45]

29.94

1.48 [1.19;1.85]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

32.65

37.69

1.15 [0.89;1.49]

41.37

1.27 [1.00;1.61]

   Total

15.28

21.85

1.43 [1.20;1.70]

31.44

2.06 [1.75;2.42]

Low phys. activity

     

   < 45 (yrs)

73.25

73.83

1.01 [0.93;1.09]

78.73

1.07 [1.00;1.16]

   45–64 (yrs)

68.70

74.09

1.08 [1.00;1.69]

77.84

1.13 [1.05;1.22]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

76.92

78.81

1.03 [0.93;1.13]

84.63

1.10 [1.00;1.21]

   Total

72.05

75.12

1.04 [0.99;1.09]

80.55

1.12 [1.07;1.17]

HDL < 50 bzw. < 40

     

   < 45 (yrs)

10.54

15.93

1.51 [1.08;2.12]

23.61

2.24 [1.63;3.09]

   45–64 (yrs)

7.47

11.73

1.57 [1.04;2.36]

15.66

2.10 [1.42;3.09]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

17.81

11.64

0.65 [0.43;1.00]

19.11

1.07 [0.74;1.55]

   Total

10.53

12.98

1.23 [0.99;1.54]

18.45

1.75 [1.43;2.15]

FPG > 100 mg/dl

     

   < 45 (yrs)

3.85

3.30

0.86 [0.31;2.36]

5.48

1.43 [0.57;3.54]

   45–64 (yrs)

9.68

15.61

1.61 [0.95;2.73]

21.79

2.25 [1.37;3.71]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

23.68

26.39

1.11 [0.71;1.74]

34.81

1.47 [0.97;2.23]

   Total

10.08

15.36

1.52 [1.10;2.12]

24.32

2.41 [1.77;3.28]

Smoker

     

   < 45 (yrs)

30.13

32.52

1.08 [0.89;1.30]

37.42

1.24 [1.04;1.49]

   45–64 (yrs)

17.40

19.90

1.14 [0.88;1.49]

24.97

1.43 [1.12;1.84]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

5.00

4.23

0.85 [0.37;1.95]

6.16

1.23 [0.58;2.61]

   Total

21.06

20.14

0.96 [0.82;1.12]

20.22

0.96 [0.83;1.11]

MI family history

     

   < 45 (yrs)

26.98

25.00

0.93 [0.75;1.15]

26.67

0.97 [0.78;1.19]

   45–64 (yrs)

29.28

28.37

0.98 [0.80;1.19]

28.96

0.99 [0.82;1.20]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

20.16

18.10

0.86 [0.59;1.27]

18.84

0.95 [0.67;1.36]

   Total

26.75

24.94

0.93 [0.81;1.07]

24.80

0.94 [0.83;1.07]

Diabetes

     

   < 45 (yrs)

0.51

1.05

2.06 [0.43;9.88]

1.99

3.91 [0.89;17.23]

   45–64 (yrs)

4.86

6.07

1.25 [0.74;2.11]

12.34

2.54 [1.57;4.11]

   ≥ 65(yrs)

13.61

18.03

1.33 [0.85;2.07]

26.65

1.96 [1.30;2.97]

   Total

4.39

7.42

1.69 [1.20;2.38]

15.89

3.62 [2.64;4.97]

Number of risks

Mean

Mean

 

Mean

 

   < 45 (yrs)

2.25

2.51

 

3.00

 

   45–64 (yrs)

2.59

2.92

 

3.25

 

   ≥ 65(yrs)

3.23

3.58

 

3.79

 

   Total

2.41

2.90

 

3.58

 
  1. Cardiovascular risk factors are increased in female overweight patients with a high waist circumference (WC). PRR mean prevalence rate ratio; CI, confidence interval; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; MI, myocardial infarction. * the mean number of risks reflects the number of risk factors positive from the above mentioned.