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Table 3 Association of self-reported physician-diagnosed morbidities and overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity among German men and women 18-79 years of age

From: Comorbidity of overweight and obesity in a nationally representative sample of German adults aged 18-79 years

Men (N = 3320)

Normal weight BMI <25 kg/m2

Overweight* BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2

Obesity* BMI ≥30 kg/m2

No abdominal obesity WC <102 cm

Abdominal obesity** WC ≥102 cm

N

1089

1584

647

2287

1033

Any cardiometabolic risk factor

1.0

1.84 (1.47 - 2.31)

4.07 (3.16 - 5.25)

1.0

1.23 (0.95 - 1.60)

  Age <50 years

1.0

2.19 (1.58 - 3.05)

4.28 (2.84 - 6.46)

  

  Age ≥50 years

1.0

1.51 (1.07 - 2.12)

3.58 (2.41 - 5.32)

  

Diabetes mellitus

1.0

1.35 (0.81 - 2.28)

1.69 (0.91 - 3.15)

1.0

1.56 (0.95 - 2.57)

Any cardiovascular disease (CVD)

1.0

1.33 (0.89 - 2.0)

1.82 (1.13 - 2.93)

1.0

1.10 (0.73 - 1.64)

Gall bladder disease

1.0

1.13 (0.75 - 1.69)

1.50 (0.91 - 2.45)

1.0

0.97 (0.62 - 1.53)

Osteoarthritis

1.0

1.41 (1.12 - 1.78)

2.14 (1.65 - 2.76)

1.0

1.13 (0.87 - 1.46)

Age <50 years

1.0

1.57 (1.14 - 2.17)

2.35 (1.62 - 3.41)

  

Age ≥50 years

1.0

1.06 (0.80 - 1.40)

1.53 (1.06 - 2.22)

  

Atopic disease

1.0

0.79 (0.64 - 0.97)

0.67 (0.51 - 0.88)

1.0

1.11 (0.84 – 1.48)

Women (n = 3470)

BMI <25 kg/m 2

BMI 25–29.9 kg/m 2

BMI ≥30 kg/m 2

WC <88 cm

WC ≥88 cm

N

1647

1069

754

2158

1312

Any cardiometabolic risk factor

1.0

1.48 (1.14 - 1.92)

3.40 (2.60 - 4.46)

1.0

1.44 (1.08 - 1.92)

  Age <50 years

1.0

1.20 (0.85 - 1.70)

2.87 (2.02 - 4.09)

  

  Age ≥50 years

1.0

1.59 (1.14 - 2.22)

3.66 (2.52 - 5.31)

  

Diabetes mellitus

1.0

1.85 (1.03 - 3.30)

2.94 (1.63 - 5.31)

1.0

3.18 (1.69- 5.99)

Any cardiovascular disease (CVD)

1.0

1.34 (0.82 - 2.19)

1.51 (0.97 - 2.34)

1.0

0.93 (0.51 – 1.70)

Gall bladder Disease

1.0

1.65 (1.22 - 2.25)

3.06 (2.26 - 4.14)

1.0

1.73 (1.25 - 2.39)

Osteoarthritis

1.0

1.38 (1.10 - 1.74)

1.65 (1.25 - 2.17)

1.0

1.12 (0.86 - 1.46)

Age <50 years

1.0

1.48 (1.06 - 2.08)

1.45 (0.99 - 2.14)

  

Age ≥50 years

1.0

1.24 (0.93 - 1.66)

1.53 (1.10 - 2.12)

  

Atopic disease

 

0.91 (0.76 - 1.09)

1.14 (0.91 - 1.42)

1.0

0.75 (0.59 – 0.95)

  1. BMI = Body Mass Index WC= Waist Circumference.
  2. * adjusted for age (continuous), social status, (low, middle, high), smoking (ex, never, current).
  3. ** adjusted for age (continuous), social status (low, middle, high), smoking (ex, never, current), and categories of BMI (<25 kg/m2, 25- < 30 kg/m2, ≥30 kg/m2).
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