Table 4 Adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of the association of metabolic health and abdominal obesity with prehypertension and hypertension by sex

Prehypertension

 Metabolically healthy without abdominal obesity

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Metabolically unhealthy without abdominal obesity

2.05 (1.45–2.89)

< 0.001

1.84 (1.18–2.89)

0.007

1.22 (0.82–1.82)

0.333

1.36 (0.79–2.36)

0.270

 Metabolically healthy with abdominal obesity

2.61 (1.69–4.04)

< 0.001

2.42 (1.52–3.86)

< 0.001

1.78 (1.39–2.26)

< 0.001

1.76 (1.36–2.29)

< 0.001

 Metabolically unhealthy with abdominal obesity

2.87 (1.89–4.36)

< 0.001

2.05 (1.17–3.61)

0.012

1.83 (1.35–2.47)

< 0.001

1.78 (1.14–2.77)

0.011

Hypertension

 Metabolically healthy without abdominal obesity

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Metabolically unhealthy without abdominal obesity

3.39 (2.38–4.84)

< 0.001

2.88 (1.82–4.54)

< 0.001

2.20 (1.44–3.37)

< 0.001

2.39 (1.30–4.37)

< 0.001

 Metabolically healthy with abdominal obesity

4.16 (2.68–6.45)

< 0.001

3.80 (2.38–6.06)

< 0.001

2.50 (1.90–3.30)

< 0.001

2.22 (1.64-3.00)

< 0.001

 Metabolically unhealthy with abdominal obesity

5.95 (3.95–8.79)

< 0.001

3.83 (2.20–6.66)

< 0.001

5.31 (3.91–7.21)

< 0.001

4.81 (3.06–7.56)

< 0.001