Research Article

Prevalence of Obesity and Associated Risk Factors and Cardiometabolic Comorbidities in Rural Northeast China

Table 4

Effects of various types of obesity on different cardiometabolic comorbidities.

ā€‰General obesity onlyCentral obesity onlyCombined obesity
OR(95% CI)P valueOR(95% CI)P valueOR(95% CI)P value

Hypertension2.47(1.63-3.76)<0.0011.78(1.61-1.96)<0.0013.51(3.09-3.99)<0.001
Diabetes2.20(1.38-3.53)0.0012.03(1.78-2.31)<0.0012.79(2.42-3.22)<0.001
High TC1.55(0.88-2.72)0.1261.56(1.36-1.78)<0.0011.68(1.44-1.96)<0.001
Low HDL-C0.97(0.39-2.42)0.9432.18(1.76-2.71)<0.0013.24(2.59-4.04)<0.001
High LDL-C0.42(0.06-3.03)0.3873.10(2.45-3.93)<0.0013.38(2.61-4.38)<0.001
High TG2.19(1.38-3.48)0.0012.42(2.13-2.76)<0.0013.37(2.93-3.87)<0.001
Prehypertension3.78(1.31-10.88)0.0141.82(1.53-2.17)<0.0013.58(2.68-4.78)<0.001
Prediabetes1.64(1.05-2.56)0.0291.40(1.26-1.55)<0.0011.94(1.70-2.22)<0.001

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Adjusted for age, sex, smoking status, drinking status, education, family income, marital status, diet, physical activity, blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, HbA1C, and lipid status, with nonobese participants as the reference.