Influence of Overweight and Obesity on Morbidity and Mortality among Hospitalized Patients in Sri Lanka: A Single-Center Analysis
Table 3
Prevalence of body mass index/waist circumference categories among acute diseases and comparison of acute disease prevalence between “normal” and “high risk” BMI/WC groups.
Disease category
Total (n = 2128)
Classification as per international cut-offs [as per Asian cut-offs]
values
UW n = 232
NW n = 759 [n = 511]
OW n = 353 [n = 467]
GO n = 156 [n = 290]
L-WC n = 449 [n = 329]
CO n = 179 [n = 299]
UW
OW
GO
CO#
GO/CO ^
Cardiovascular disease
552 (25.9%)
32 (9.0%) [32 (9.0%)]
171 (48%) [109 (30.6%)]
106 (29.8%) [131 (36.8%)]
47 (13.2%) [84 (23.6%)]
136 (24.6%) [97 (17.6%)]
60 (10.9%) [99 (17.9%)]
0.004 [0.015]
0.007 [0.015]
0.040 [0.015]
0.430 [0.327]
0.018 [0.006]
Diabetes related
99 (4.7%)
8 (12.3%) [8 (12.3%)]
34 (52.3%) [22 (33.8%)]
17 (26.2%) [25 (38.5%)]
6 (9.2%) [10 (15.4%)]
26 (26.3%) [16 (16.2%)]
8 (8.1%) [18 (19.2%)]
0.505 [0.582]
0.802 [0.444]
0.720 [0.552]
0.569 [0.522]
0.547 [0.838]
GI/liver disease
76 (3.6%)
6 (12.8%) [6(12.8%)]
30 (63.8%) [20 (42.6%)]
7 (14.9%) [15 (31.9%)]
4 (8.5%) [6 (12.8%)]
26 (34.2%) [20 (26.3%)]
3 (3.9%) [9 (11.8%)]
0.337 [0.361]
0.088 [0.555]
0.401 [0.157]
0.027 [0.067]
0.037 [0.032]
Hematological diseases
28 (1.3%)
2 (9.5%) [2 (9.5%)]
11 (52.4%) [5 (23.8%)]
6 (28.6%) [8 (38.1%)]
2 (9.5%) [6 (28.6%)]
6 (21.4%) [3 (10.7%)]
1 (3.6%) [4 (14.3%)]
0.497 [0.879]
0.751 [0.316]
0.870 [0.202]
0.402 [0.612]
0.462 [0.214]
Infections
944 (44.4%)
136 (19.2%) [136 (19.3%)]
372 (52.4%) [265 (37.1%)]
138 (19.4%) [191 (26.8%)]
64 (9%) [120 (16.8%)]
166 (17.6%) [125 (13.2%)]
64 (6.8%) [105 (11.1%)]
0.008 [0.053]
0.002 [0.001]
0.065 [0.004]
0.775 [0.455]
0.036 [0.002]
Neurological/MSK diseases
138 (6.5%)
14 (15.5%) [14 (15.1%)]
40 (43.0%) [23 (24.7%)]
28 (30.1%) [33 (35.5%)]
11 (11.8%) [23 (24.7%)]
28 (20.3%) [20 (14.5%)]
17 (12.3%) [25 (18.1%)]
0.639 [0.373]
0.084 [0.085]
0.381 [0.045]
0.153 [0.268]
0.068 [0.021]
Respiratory disease
109 (5.1%)
19 (26.4%) [19 (26.0%)]
29 (40.3%) [19 (26.0%)]
12 (16.7%) [19 (26%)]
12 (16.7%) [16 (21.9%)]
30 (27.5%) [28 (25.7%)]
6 (5.5%) [8 (7.3%)]
0.006 [0.010]
0.729 [0.777]
0.034 [0.231]
0.105 [0.002]
0.721 [0.193]
Renal disease
71 (3.3%)
1 (2.4%) [1 (2.4%)]
24 (58.5%) [15 (36.6%)]
15 (36.6%) [20 (48.8%)]
1 (2.4%) [5 (12.2%)]
15 (21.1%) [11 (15.5%)]
15 (21.1%) [19 (26.8%)]
0.021 [0.029]
0.359 [0.257]
0.078 [0.291]
0.008 [0.077]
0.178 [0.321]
Miscellaneous diseases
164 (7.7%)
16 (13.9%) [16 (13.9%)]
59 (51.3%) [40 (34.8%)]
27 (23.5%) [34 (29.6%)]
13 (11.3%) [25 (21.7%)]
40 (24.4%) [27 (16.5%)]
9 (5.5%) [22 (13.4%)]
0.675 [0.656]
0.943 [0.747]
0.820 [0.693]
0.102 [0.692]
0.323 [0.998]
CO: central obesity, GO: generalized obesity, L-WC: low risk waist circumference, MSK: musculoskeletal, NW: normal weight, OW: overweight, UW: underweight. values derived in comparison to normal weight, # values derived in comparison to low-risk WC, and ^ values in comparison to normal BMI/WC group.
