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Table 4 Association between cutoff value of NC for overweight, and independent variables

From: Elevated neck circumference and associated factors in adolescents

Parameters

NC (Crude analysis)

 

NC (Adjusted analysis)

 

OR (CI 95%)

p

OR (CI 95%)

P

Sex

 

.04*

 

<.001*

  Female

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Male

1.24 (1.01-1.52)

 

0.45 (0.29-0.76)

 

Group age (years)

 

<.001*

 

.191

  10-12

1.00

 

1.00

 

  13-15

2.7 (1.91-4.04)

 

0.72 (0.25-2.12)

 

  >16

5.8 (4.09-8.33)

 

1.41 (0.46-4.32)

 

Weight (kg)

1.18 (1.16-1.21)

<.001*

1.18 (1.13-1.24)

<.001*

Height (cm)

1.11 (1.09-1.12)

<.001*

0.99 (0.95-1.03)

.76

BMI classification

 

<.001*

 

.019*

 Eutrophic

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Overweight

3.83 (2.97-4.94)

 

1.21 (0.72-2.03)

 

 Obesity

5.95 (4.13-8.59)

 

0.41(0.16-1.02)

 

Arm circumference

1.55 (1.47-1.62)

<.001*

1.13 (1.04-1.22)

.002*

Hip circumference

1.09 (1.08-1.11)

<.001*

1.00 (0.99-1.05)

.761

Waist circumference

1.13 (1.11-1.15)

<.001*

1.02 (1.03-1.04)

.024*

Thigh circumference

1.21 (1.18-1.23)

<.001*

0.95 (0.92-0.99)

.037*

Pubertal stage

<.001*

  

  Prepubertal

1.00

 

1.00

.002*

  Pubertal

3.42 (2.60-4.51)

 

1.59 (1.04-2.43)

 

  Postpubertal

5.65 (3.91-8.16)

 

2.12 (1.21-3.72)

 

Sistolic blood pressure

 

<.001*

 

.22

  Normotense

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Prehipertension

2.22 (1.69-2.91)

 

1.01 (0.66-1.56)

 

  Hipertension 1

2.88 (1.13-7.37)

 

1.87 (0.53-6.53)

 

  Hipertension 2

2.3 (0.86-6.19)

 

3.56 (0.94-13.4)

 

Diastolic blood pressure

 

<.001*

 

.47

  Normotense

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Prehipertension

2.39 (1.78-3.22)

 

1.39 (0.91-2.13)

 

  Hipertension 1

2.43 (1.57-3.76)

 

1.00 (0.52-1.94)

 

  Hipertension 2

2.13 (0.86-5.30)

 

0.83 (0.21-3.22)

 

Percent body fat

1.03 (1.02-1.04)

<.001*

0.96 (0.93-0.98)

<.001*

  1. Multivariate analysis of the association between cutoff value of NC of the adolescents, that indicates overweight, and independent variables. Logistic regression model: odds ratios (OR) and confidence intervals (95% CI). *p<.05.