Table 2 Adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of the association of metabolic health and obesity with prehypertension and hypertension

Prehypertension

 Metabolically healthy without general obesity

881 (37.1)

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Metabolically unhealthy without general obesity

294 (33.3)

1.56 (1.25–1.94)

< 0.001

1.57 (1.26–1.96)

< 0.001

1.41 (1.06–1.88)

0.017

 Metabolically healthy with general obesity

235 (34.9)

1.85 (1.45–2.36)

< 0.001

1.90 (1.48–2.42)

< 0.001

1.70 (1.31–2.21)

< 0.001

 Metabolically unhealthy with general obesity

221 (26.6)

2.04 (1.57–2.67)

< 0.001

2.08 (1.60–2.72)

< 0.001

1.49 (1.04–2.14)

0.032

Hypertension

 Metabolically healthy without general obesity

691 (29.1)

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Metabolically unhealthy without general obesity

432 (48.9)

2.68 (2.14–3.36)

< 0.001

2.79 (2.22–3.51)

< 0.001

2.46 (1.82–3.32)

< 0.001

 Metabolically healthy with general obesity

318 (47.2)

3.40 (2.64–4.37)

< 0.001

3.40 (2.64–4.38)

< 0.001

2.92 (2.22–3.83)

< 0.001

 Metabolically unhealthy with general obesity

518 (62.4)

6.01 (4.65–7.77)

< 0.001

6.04 (4.67–7.82)

< 0.001

4.48 (3.13–6.42)

< 0.001