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Table 3 The associations of obesity indices with elevated BP by logistic regressions

From: Association of waist circumference with blood pressure and familial dietary habits in preschool children: a cross-sectional study in northeastern China

Variable

Males

Females

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

Model 1

 ZBMI

1.06 (0.89, 1.26)

0.549

1.14 (0.87, 1.50)

0.351

 ZWC

1.30 (1.03, 1.64)

0.029*

1.06 (0.82, 1.38)

0.667

Model 2

 ZBMI

1.27 (1.05, 1.55)

0.016*

1.19 (0.92, 1.53)

0.185

 ZWHtR

0.96 (0.75, 1.23)

0.749

0.99 (0.81, 1.23)

0.999

Model 3

 BMI Categorya

1.37 (0.68, 2.76)

0.385

1.11 (0.47, 2.62)

0.811

 WC Categoryb

3.64 (1.63, 8.16)

0.002*

2.81 (0.98, 8.03)

0.054

Model 4

 BMI Category

1.88 (0.93, 3.84)

0.081

1.69 (0.67, 4.28)

0.269

 WHtR Categoryc

1.87 (0.93, 3.77)

0.081

1.02 (0.41, 2.57)

0.963

Model 5

 WC Category

4.05 (1.66,9.90)

0.002*

3.68 (1.22,11.07)

0.021*

 WHtR Category

1.11 (0.51,2.41)

0.800

0.72 (0.29,1.76)

0.466

  1. All models were adjusted by age and the amounts of physical activity
  2. aBMI category: overweight/ obesity verses healthy
  3. bWC category: WC ≥ P80 versus WC < P80
  4. cWHtR category: WhtR ≥0.5 versus WHtR < 0.5
  5. *significant at P <  0.05