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Table 2 Estimated odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for normal weight, overweight and obese classified by BMI and WC after adjusting for age and sex

From: Prevalence of hypertension in overweight and obese children from a large school-based population in Shanghai, China

 

High SBP vsnormal SBP

High DBP vsnormal DBP

High BP vsnormal BP

 

n(%)

OR

95% CI

P

n(%)

OR

95% CI

P

n(%)

OR

95% CI

P

BMI

            

NW

3808 (6.30)

1.00

  

2689 (4.45)

1.00

  

5243 (8.67)

1.00

  

OW

1362 (13.29)

1.67

1.54-1.82

<0.0001

789 (7.70)

1.51

1.36-1.67

<0.0001

1630 (15.90)

1.50

1.39-1.62

<0.0001

OB

1600 (21.63)

2.17

1.94- 2.43

<0.0001

992 (13.41)

2.09

1.83-2.39

<0.0001

1896 (25.63)

1.95

1.76-2.16

<0.0001

WC

            

NW

4110 (6.53)

1.00

  

2894 (4.60)

1.00

  

5577 (8.86)

1.00

  

OW

1261 (13.84)

1.48

1.35-1.62

<0.0001

784 (8.61)

1.35

1.21-1.50

<0.0001

1547 (16.98)

1.47

1.36-1.60

<0.0001

OB

1386 (23.56)

2.25

2.01-2.53

<0.0001

785 (13.34)

1.79

1.56-2.06

<0.0001

1629 (27.69)

2.24

2.02-2.48

<0.0001

Age

 

1.03

1.02-1.04

<0.0001

 

0.93

0.92-0.94

<0.0001

 

1.01

1.00-1.02

0.0255

Sex

            

Girls vs boys

 

0.78

0.74-0.82

<0.0001

 

1.14

1.07-1.21

<0.0001

 

0.90

0.86-0.94

<0.0001

  1. DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; NW, normal weight; OW, overweight; OB, obese.
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