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

Brenner, Darren R.; Poirier, Abbey E.; Haig, Tiffany R.; Akawung, Alianu; Friedenreich, Christine M.; Robson, Paula J.

doi:10.1186/s12889-017-4887-2

Table 5 Odds of higher waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio by baseline sociodemographic characteristics in Alberta's Tomorrow Project Cohort from binary logistic regression^#

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

Sociodemographic Factors	Waist circumference^a (n = 11,807)†						Waist-Hip Ratio^a (n = 11,857)ǂ
	Elevated Risk			Extremely High Risk			Waist-Hip Ratio^a (n = 11,857)ǂ
	≤94 cm (M), ≤80 cm (W)*	> 94 cm (men)	>80 (women)	≤102 cm (M), ≤88 (W)*	>102 cm (men)	>88 (women)	<0.90 (M), <0.85 (W)*	≥0.90 (men)	≥0.85 (women)
	OR [95% CI]
Age^b
35–44	Ref	0.54 [0.44–0.66]	0.44 [0.38–0.53]	Ref	0.60 [0.50–0.72]	0.54 [0.46–0.62]	Ref	0.39 [0.29–0.51]	0.45 [0.39–0.52]
45–54	Ref	0.80 [0.65–0.98]	0.67 [0.57–0.79]	Ref	0.84 [0.70–0.99]	0.76 [0.66–0.88]	Ref	0.64 [0.48–0.85]	0.68 [0.59–0.78]
55–64	Ref	0.96 [0.79–1.16]	0.96 [0.82–1.13]	Ref	1.05 [0.90–1.24]	1.03 [0.90–1.17]	Ref	0.98 [0.75–1.29]	0.89 [0.79–1.02]
65–69*	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Education
High school^c	Ref	0.93 [0.78–1.10]	0.88 [0.76–1.01]	Ref	0.89 [0.77–1.03]	0.86 [0.76–0.98]	Ref	0.88 [0.70–1.12]	0.87 [0.77–0.99]
Some post-secondary^d	Ref	0.87 [0.74–1.02]	0.84 [0.73–0.97]	Ref	0.91 [0.79–1.05]	0.85 [0.75–0.97]	Ref	0.85 [0.68–1.07]	0.85 [0.75–0.96]
Post secondary completed^e	Ref	0.63 [0.54–0.73]	0.73 [0.64–0.84]	Ref	0.65 [0.57–0.74]	0.67 [0.60–0.75]	Ref	0.63 [0.51–0.77]	0.71 [0.64–0.80]
< High school*^f	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Marital status
Single (never married)^g	Ref	0.74 [0.63–0.86]	1.09 [0.94–1.27]	Ref	0.89 [0.76–1.05]	1.38 [1.20–1.58]	Ref	1.00 [0.82–1.23]	1.19 [1.03–1.37]
Divorced/separated/widowed^h	Ref	0.85 [0.74–0.96]	0.83 [0.76–0.91]	Ref	0.94 [0.83–1.07]	0.93 [0.85–1.02]	Ref	0.93 [0.78–1.10]	0.91 [0.83–0.99]
Married/Living with partner*ⁱ	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Household Income ($CAN)^j
< $30,000	Ref	0.82 [0.70–0.97]	1.78 [1.58–2.00]	Ref	0.92 [0.79–1.08]	1.78 [1.60–1.99]	Ref	0.82 [0.66–1.01]	1.68 [1.51–1.88]
$30,000 - $49,000	Ref	0.92 [0.82–1.02]	1.53 [1.40–1.67]	Ref	0.91 [0.82–1.02]	1.56 [1.43–1.69]	Ref	1.06 [0.92–1.22]	1.35 [1.23–1.47]
$50,000 - $79,000	Ref	0.96 [0.87–1.06]	1.36 [1.25–1.48]	Ref	0.93 [0.85–1.03]	1.37 [1.26–1.49]	Ref	1.07 [0.94–1.22]	1.25 [1.15–1.37]
≥ $80,000*	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Occupational status
Part Time	Ref	0.99 [0.83–1.17]	0.80 [0.74–0.87]	Ref	0.89 [0.76–1.05]	0.82 [0.75–0.89]	Ref	1.12 [0.88–1.44]	0.89 [0.82–0.96]
Retired	Ref	1.29 [1.08–1.53]	1.00 [0.87–1.15]	Ref	1.27 [1.09–1.47]	0.96 [0.85–1.08]	Ref	0.95 [0.75–1.20]	0.98 [0.87–1.11]
Other^k	Ref	1.38 [1.15–1.66]	0.95 [0.87–1.04]	Ref	1.39 [1.17–1.64]	1.00 [0.92–1.09]	Ref	1.10 [0.87–1.38]	1.03 [0.95–1.13]
Full Time*	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Geographic Location^l
Rural	Ref	1.19 [1.08–1.32]	1.19 [1.10–1.29]	Ref	1.16 [1.06–1.27]	1.17 [1.09–1.25]	Ref	1.24 [1.09–1.41]	1.05 [0.97–1.12]
Urban*	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Smoking Status
Current daily smoker	Ref	0.81 [0.72–0.91]	1.01 [0.91–1.11]	Ref	0.93 [0.83–1.05]	1.03 [0.94–1.13]	Ref	1.14 [0.98–1.33]	1.38 [1.26–1.51]
Current occasional smoker	Ref	1.15 [0.92–1.42]	1.25 [1.03–1.51]	Ref	1.31 [1.06–1.61]	1.03 [0.86–1.24]	Ref	0.97 [0.75–1.26]	1.27 [1.06–1.53]
Former smoker	Ref	1.48 [1.35–1.62]	1.35 [1.26–1.45]	Ref	1.49 [1.36–1.62]	1.29 [1.21–1.38]	Ref	1.52 [1.35–1.72]	1.25 [1.17–1.34]
Never smoker*	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref

#- Binary logistic regression is modelling the probability of higher waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio categories
Ұ- Considered the reference category in a binary logistic regression
*- Considered reference category for the sociodemographic variable
a- Alberta’s Tomorrow Project baseline data, respondents to waist and hip circumference
b- Continuous variable in years placed into categories
c- Completed high school
d- Completed some technical school/college training, or completed technical school/college training, or completed some part of university degree
e- Completed university degree, or completed some part of post-graduate university degree, or completed university post-graduate degree
f- Did not completed grade 8, or completed grade 8 but not high school
g- Single and never have been married
h- Divorced, or separated, or widowed
i- Married, or not married but living with a partner
j- Income data are in response to a question about total household income before tax etc.
k- “Other” includes homemaker, unemployed, student and other category
l- Geographic Location was determined using postal codes, where the “0” as the middle numerical number indicates rural residence
† − Missing in waist circumference or in at least one sociodemographic factor and hence excluded from the analysis (n = 309)
ǂ- Missing in waist-to-hip ratio or in at least one sociodemographic factor and hence excluded from the analysis (n = 259)

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