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Table 2 Multiple logistic regression analysis of the associations between BMI, WC, WHR and cardio-metabolic risks

From: Anthropometric parameters and their associations with cardio-metabolic risk in Chinese working population

OR (95% CI)

Hypertension

Hyperglycemia

Dyslipidemia

Crude

Adjusted for age

Adjusted for age and smoking

Crude

Adjusted for age

Adjusted for age and smoking

Crude

Adjusted for age

Adjusted for age and smoking

Men (n = 1590)

         

BMI

overweight

* 1.86 (1.46-2.35)

* 2.15 (1.67-2.77)

* 2.62 (2.08-3.30)

* 1.42 (1.07-1.89)

* 1.56 (1.16-2.09)

* 2.15 (1.65-2.79)

* 1.55 (1.21-1.98)

* 1.54 (1.21-1.97)

* 1.82 (1.45-2.28)

 

obese

0.78 (0.32-1.90)

0.93 (0.37-2.37)

1.72 (0.78-3.80)

* 2.77 (1.16-6.63)

* 3.41 (1.40-8.31)

* 6.33 (2.92-13.72)

1.99 (0.73-5.47)

1.99 (0.72-5.47)

2.26 (0.96-5.30)

WC

overweight

1.28 (0.91-1.79)

1.14 (0.80-1.62)

* 2.01 (1.48-2.72)

1.18 (0.82-1.71)

1.08 (0.74-1.57)

* 2.32 (1.69-3.20)

1.27 (0.87-1.87)

1.27 (0.87-1.87)

* 1.94 (1.38-2.71)

 

obese

* 3.04 (1.22-7.57)

2.88 (0.94-5.68)

* 4.20 (1.86-9.47)

* 2.44 (1.04-5.76)

1.84 (0.76-4.47)

* 6.30 (2.89-13.70)

1.08 (0.41-2.84)

1.08 (0.41-2.84)

1.88 (0.83-4.25)

WHR

overweight

* 1.48 (1.16-1.88)

* 1.46 (1.13-1.81)

* 2.01 (1.60-2.53)

* 2.31 (1.74-3.07)

* 2.33 (1.75-3.11)

* 2.97 (2.28-3.86)

* 1.31 (1.03-1.68)

* 1.31 (1.02-1.68)

* 1.64 (1.31-2.05)

 

obese

2.38 (0.72-7.91)

2.19 (0.62-7.77)

2.81 (0.92-8.57)

* 6.68 (2.03-22.00)

* 6.48 (1.93-21.75)

* 8.09 (2.68-24.37)

1.02 (0.30-3.50)

1.02 (0.30-3.50)

1.50 (0.47-4.85)

Women (n = 1013)

         

BMI

overweight

1.32 (0.84-2.10)

* 1.99 (1.20-3.29)

* 3.12 (2.14-4.14)

0.73 (0.43-1.24)

0.97 (0.55-1.70)

* 1.87 (1.25-2.81)

0.98 (0.57-1.67)

1.07 (0.60-1.92)

1.38 (0.88-2.16)

 

obese

1.33 (0.40-4.42)

2.26 (0.58-8.83)

* 3.49 (1.16-10.50)

1.15 (0.34-3.96)

1.70 (0.45-6.40)

* 3.15 (1.07-9.26)

1.88 (0.22-15.97)

3.47 (0.34-34.96)

1.86 (0.34-10.55)

WC

overweight

* 2.79 (1.74-4.47)

1.37 (0.82-2.28)

* 1.92 (1.28-2.88)

* 2.27 (1.33-3.88)

1.27 (0.73-2.23)

* 1.71 (1.09-2.70)

* 2.51 (1.48-4.23)

1.39 (0.77-2.52)

1.53 (0.98-2.40)

 

obese

* 7.24 (3.67-14.31)

* 2.17 (1.03-4.60)

* 3.95 (2.35-6.63)

* 6.86 (3.29-14.31)

* 6.86 (1.17-5.62)

* 3.34 (1.97-5.68)

* 3.38 (1.42-8.03)

1.07 (0.39-2.93)

1.48 (0.74-2.97)

WHR

overweight

1.19 (0.80-1.77)

0.96 (0.63-1.48)

1.16 (0.76-1.76)

1.10 (0.69-1.78)

0.95 (0.58-1.55)

0.88 (0.54-1.44)

* 1.47 (1.06-2.04)

1.10 (0.77-1.59)

1.20 (0.84-1.72)

 

obese

1.18 (0.72-1.95)

1.10 (0.66-1.85)

* 2.07 (1.36-3.17)

* 1.94 (1.13-3.33)

* 1.91 (1.12-3.27)

* 2.44 (1.53-3.87)

* 1.82 (1.09-3.06)

1.38 (0.76-2.52)

* 1.64 (1.03-2.64)

  1. Normal as reference (OR = 1), * p-value = statistically significant with p <0.05.
  2. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.