Influence of Overweight and Obesity on Morbidity and Mortality among Hospitalized Patients in Sri Lanka: A Single-Center Analysis
Table 4
Prevalence of body mass index/waist circumference categories among chronic diseases and comparison of chronic disease prevalence between “normal” and “high risk” body mass index/waist circumference 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 ^
Dyslipidemia
342 (16.1%)
16 (6.3%) [16 (6.2%)]
129 (50.4%) [84 (32.7%)]
68 (26.6%) [88 (34.2)]
43 (16.8%) [69 (26.8%)]
51 (14.9%) [38 (11.1%)]
34 (9.9%) [47 (13.7%)]
<0.001 [<0.001]
0.356 [0.324]
0.002 [0.011]
0.010 [0.119]
<0.001 [0.009]
Heart failure
131 (6.2%)
11 (13.3%) [11 (13.3%)]
41 (49.4%) [29 (34.9%)]
21 (25.3%) [29 (34.9)]
10 (12%) [14 (16.9%)]
36 (27.5%) [28 (21.4%)]
12 (9.2%) [20 (15.3%)]
0.706 [0.601]
0.711 [0.724]
0.622 [0.609]
0.576 [0.391]
0.904 [0.440]
Hypertension
848 (39.9%)
50 (9.3%) [50 (9.3%)]
243 (45.3%) [163 (30.4%)]
151 (28.2%) [172 (32%)]
92 (17.2%) [152 (28.3%)]
194 (22.9%) [138 (16.3%)]
117 (13.8%) [173 (20.4%)]
0.003 [0.004]
<0.001 [0.104]
<0.001 [<0.001]
<0.001 [<0.001]
<0.001 [<0.001]
IHD
436 (20.5%)
31 (10.8%) [31(10.8%)]
137 (47.6%) [90 (31.3%)]
83 (28.8%) [102 (35.4%)]
37 (12.8%) [65 (22.6%)]
96 (22%) [66 (15.1%)]
52 (11.9%) [82 (18.8%)]
0.103 [0.146]
0.033 [0.096]
0.104 [0.015]
0.041 [0.030]
0.004 [0.004]
Osteoarthritis
41 (1.9%)
—
9 (34.6%) [5 (19.2%)]
10 (38.5%) [10 (38.5%)]
7 (26.9%) [11 (42.3%)]
8 (19.5%) [4 (9.8%)]
7 (17.1%) [11 (26.8%)]
0.097 [0.130]
0.050 [0.141]
0.004 [0.006]
0.115 [0.043]
0.001 [0.001]
T2DM
836 (39.3%)
37 (6.8%) [37 (6.8%)]
283 (51.7%) [191 (34.9%)]
150 (27.4%) [186 (33.9%)]
77 (14.1%) [134 (24.5%)]
177 (21.2%) [119 (14.2%)]
111 (13.3%) [169 (20.2%)]
<0.001 [<0.001]
0.097 [0.431]
0.005 [0.014]
<0.001 [<0.001]
<0.001 [<0.001]
CO: central obesity, GO: generalized obesity, IHD: ischemic heart disease, L-WC: low risk waist circumference, NW: normal weight, OW: overweight, T2DM: type-2 diabetes mellitus, 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.
