Table 5 Associations between categories of BMI, WC and prehypertension and hypertension (univariate and multivariate analyses)
Variables | Prehypertension | Hypertension | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR(95% CI) | aOR1(95% CI) | OR(95% CI) | aOR1(95% CI) | |
Boys | Â | Â | Â | Â |
BMI categories: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Normal weight | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Overweight | 2.27 (1.72–2.99) | 2.85(2.12–3.84) | 3.29(2.65–4.08) | 3.83(3.06–4.79) |
Obesity | 3.32(1.78–6.21) | 4.46(2.27–8.75) | 5.55(3.37–9.12) | 6.52(3.91–10.88) |
WC percentile categories: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<75th | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
75th– < 90th | 2.76(1.98–3.85) | 3.80(2.64–5.46) | 3.73(2.86–4.87) | 4.67(3.53–6.16) |
≥90th | 4.44(2.13–9.26) | 6.10(2.76–13.45) | 7.61(4.16–13.89) | 9.95(5.37–18.42) |
Girls | Â | Â | Â | Â |
BMI categories: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Normal weight | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Overweight | 2.43(1.81–3.27) | 2.52(1.87–3.40) | 3.35(2.64–4.26) | 3.40(2.67–4.33) |
Obesity | 4.71(2.63–8.43) | 5.17(2.86–9.32) | 6.50(3.98–10.61) | 6.67(4.08–10.91) |
WC percentile categories: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<75th | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
75th– < 90th | 2.49(1.70–3.66) | 2.70(1.83–3.99) | 3.13(2.28–4.30) | 3.23(2.35–4.45) |
≥90th | 1.85NS(0.80–4.28) | 2.41(1.03–5.61) | 5.28(3.09–9.03) | 5.56(3.24–9.53) |
| Â | OR(95% CI) | aOR 2 (95% CI) | OR(95% CI) | aOR 2 (95% CI) |
All participants | Â | Â | Â | Â |
BMI categories: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Normal weight | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Overweight | 2.41(1.97–2.94) | 2.62(2.13–3.23) | 3.45(2.95–4.04) | 3.56(3.02–4.19) |
Obesity | 3.98(2.60–6.09) | 4.81(3.08–7.52) | 6.04(4.28–8.51) | 6.64(4.65–9.49) |
WC percentile categories: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<75th | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
75th– < 90th | 2.76(2.15–3.53) | 3.16(2.43–4.10) | 3.73(3.06–4.55) | 3.92(3.18–4.82) |
≥90th | 2.97(1.76–5.01) | 4.08(2.35–7.10) | 6.21(4.23–9.13) | 7.41(4.97–11.05) |