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Table 3 Rate comparison for all cause hospitalization between categories of WC, by sex

From: The impact of general and central obesity for all-cause hospitalization among Iranian adults: a 20 year follow-up-results from the TLGS cohort

 

WC

*Crude rate values

Crude rate per 1000 person-year (95% CI)

Crude rate ratio (95% CI)

**Age adjusted rate ratio

(95% CI)

†Multivariable adjusted rate ratio (95% CI)

Men

Normal WC

(n = 2309)

2472/35,573

69.4 (65.1–73.8)

Reference

Reference

Reference

High WC

(n = 1418)

1936/21,232

91.2 (84.8–97.4)

1.31 (1.23–1.39)

1.19 (1.08–1.29)

1.18 (1.08–1.29)

Women

Normal WC

(n = 2751)

2709/44,303

61.1 (57.5–64.7)

Reference

Reference

Reference

High WC

(n = 1724)

2723/26,321

103.4 (96.7-110.1)

1.69 (1.60–1.78)

1.32 (1.20–1.44)

1.30 (1.18–1.41)

  1. *Total number of hospitalization/number of person-years
  2. ** Rate ratio were estimated using negative binomial models adjusted for age
  3. † Rate ratio were estimated using negative binomial models adjusted for age, education level, smoking status, marital status and physical activity level
  4. CI: confidence interval; WC: waist circumference
  5. Normal WC: WC < 95 cm; High WC: WC ≥ 95 cm
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