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Table 5 Binary logistic analyses of association between overweight/obesity based on different anthropometric measurements and cardiometabolic risk factors, Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

From: Significance and agreement between obesity anthropometric measurements and indices in adults: a population-based study from the United Arab Emirates

Variable

BMI

WC

WHR

NC

Diabetes Mellitus

 No

1

1

1

1

 Yes

1.49 (1.17–1.90)

1.52 (1.20–1.92)

1.82 (1.45–2.28)

0.82 (0.61–1.09)

 P value

0.001

0.001

<  0.0001

0.169

Hypertension

 No

1

1

1

1

 Yes

1.44 (1.20–1.74)

1.62 (1.35–1.96)

1.52 (1.27–1.83)

0.95 (0.73–1.24)

 P value

<  0.0001

<  0.0001

<  0.0001

0.730

Hypercholesterolemia ≥ 5.2 mmol/l

 No

1

1

1

1

 Yes

1.30 (1.10–1.53)

1.37 (1.16–1.61)

1.07 (0.91–1.26)

1.27 (1.01–1.60)

 P value

0.002

<  0.0001

0.430

0.045

Hypertriglyceridemia ≥ 1.7 mmol/l

 No

1

1

1

1

 Yes

1.89 (1.58–2.25)

1.57 (1.32–1.87)

1.38 (1.16–1.63)

1.34 (1.04–1.72)

 P value

<  0.0001

<  0.0001

<  0.0001

0.023

Low-HDL–C

<  1 mmol/l for males &

<  1.3 mmol/l for females

 No

1

1

1

1

 Yes

1.83 (1.54–2.17)

1.54 (1.30–1.82)

1.56 (1.32–1.84)

1.52 (1.20–1.92)

 P value

<  0.0001

<  0.0001

<  0.0001

0.001

High-LDL–C

≥ 3.4 mmol/l

 No

1

1

1

1

 Yes

1.44 (1.22–1.70)

1.31 (1.11–1.54)

1.15 (0.98–1.36)

1.39 (1.10–1.76)

 P value

<  0.0001

0.001

0.092

0.007

High cholesterol ratio (TC/HDL) ≥ 3.4 mmol/l

 No

1

1

1

1

 Yes

2.65 (2.15–3.26)

2.38 (1.90–2.97)

1.84 (1.46–2.31)

1.96 (1.47–2.62)

 P value

<  0.0001

<  0.0001

<  0.0001

<  0.0001

  1. Adjusted for Sex, age (years), nationality, physical activity, and smoking
  2. BMI = body mass index; NC = neck circumference; WC = waist circumference; WHR = waist-hip ratio