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Table 3 Cross-sectional associations between body mass index^a category and history of chronic diseases in Alberta’s Tomorrow Project Cohort

From: Measures of excess body weight and anthropometry among adult Albertans: cross-sectional results from Alberta’s tomorrow project cohort

Chronic Disease^b	Men (n = 12,062) (%)				Women (n = 18,853) (%)
Chronic Disease^b	n	Underweight and Normal^c	Overweight	Obese	n	Underweight and Normal^c	Overweight	Obese
Hypertension	2980	12.4	43.2	44.4	4083	19.3	32.7	48.0
Angina	539	16.1	42.7	41.2	373	22.8	33.5	43.7
High Cholesterol	3787	15.9	49.0	35.2	4562	27.3	37.4	35.2
Heart Attack	353	19.8	40.2	39.9	153	26.2	32.0	41.8
Stroke	109	21.1	47.7	31.2	156	22.4	41.0	36.5
Diabetes	694	13.1	34.7	52.2	814	13.3	22.1	64.6
Polyps in colon	624	19.1	46.0	34.9	891	30.8	35.6	33.7
Crohn’s Disease	62	35.5	48.4	16.1	139	45.3	33.8	20.9

Note: all the variables tested were highly significantly different, assessed by Pearson chi-square test (p < .0001)
^aBMI is derived from participant self-reported height and weight
^bChronic disease defined as self-report of a physician diagnosis
^cUnderweight and normal BMI categories grouped together due to small cell sizes

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