Table 3 Adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of the association of metabolic health and abdominal obesity with prehypertension and hypertension

Prehypertension

Metabolically healthy without abdominal obesity

701 (35.9)

–

–

–

–

–

–

Metabolically unhealthy without abdominal obesity

209 (33.5)

1.65 (1.27–2.13)

< 0.001

1.68 (1.30–2.17)

< 0.001

1.62 (1.16–2.26)

0.004

Metabolically healthy with abdominal obesity

412 (37.9)

1.94 (1.58–2.39)

< 0.001

1.98 (1.61–2.43)

< 0.001

1.89 (1.51–2.36)

< 0.001

Metabolically unhealthy with abdominal obesity

306 (28.0)

2.17 (1.71–2.75)

< 0.001

2.19 (1.73–2.78)

< 0.001

1.74 (1.25–2.42)

0.001

Hypertension

Metabolically healthy without abdominal obesity

563 (28.7)

–

–

–

–

–

–

Metabolically unhealthy without abdominal obesity

299 (48.0)

2.80 (2.15–3.64)

< 0.001

2.92 (2.24–3.82)

< 0.001

2.49 (1.75–3.52)

< 0.001

Metabolically healthy with abdominal obesity

446 (41.0)

2.95 (2.36–3.70)

< 0.001

2.97 (2.37–3.73)

< 0.001

2.58 (2.02–3.30)

< 0.001

Metabolically unhealthy with abdominal obesity

651 (59.7)

5.64 (4.44–7.16)

< 0.001

5.67 (4.46–7.20)

< 0.001

4.20 (3.02–5.86)

< 0.001