Table 4
Adjusted odds ratios relating adiposity health risk variables to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, by sex, household population aged 18 to 79 years, Canada, 2007-2009

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Table 4
Adjusted odds ratios relating adiposity health risk variables to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, by sex, household population aged 18 to 79 years, Canada, 2007-2009
Table summary
This table displays the results of adjusted odds ratios relating adiposity health risk variables to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. This information is grouped by elevated blood pressure, elevated triglycerides, elevated glucose, reduced HDL cholesterol, at least two CVD risk factors (appearing as column headers), calculated using estimate and 95% confidence interval as a unit of measure.
  Elevated blood pressure Elevated triglycerides Elevated glucose Reduced HDL cholesterol At least two CVD risk factors
Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to from to
Men  
Body mass index category  
NormalNote 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable
Overweight 1.6 0.8 3.3 3.4Note * 2.0 5.9 1.4 0.7 2.7 4.8Note * 2.0 11.4 3.9Note * 1.9 8.1
Obese class I 2.0 0.7 5.8 5.5Note * 2.4 12.8 4.3Note * 1.6 11.4 6.4Note * 2.0 19.8 9.2Note * 3.7 22.9
Obese class II or III 8.4Note * 3.3 21.8 5.5Note * 1.4 21.7 5.9Note * 2.1 16.6 7.2Note * 2.5 20.3 17.5Note * 5.1 59.9
Waist circumference health risk  
LowNote 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable
Increased 2.2Note * 1.2 4.0 2.6Note * 1.1 5.9 1.6 0.7 3.7 2.4 0.9 6.5 3.6Note * 1.9 6.8
High 3.6Note * 1.7 7.7 3.8Note * 1.7 8.5 2.4Note * 1.3 4.6 3.8Note * 1.7 8.2 6.4Note * 2.9 13.7
Waist-to-hip ratio health risk  
LowNote 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable
Increased/High 2.6Note * 1.3 5.2 4.3Note * 1.8 10.1 2.3Note * 1.1 5.1 2.9Note * 1.3 6.7 5.2Note * 2.7 9.8
Waist-to-height ratio health risk  
LowNote 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable
Increased/High 2.0 0.9 4.5 7.9Note * 2.0 30.8 1.9 0.8 4.6 5.7Note * 2.3 14.0 13.0Note * 4.9 34.2
Women  
Body mass index category  
NormalNote 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable
Overweight 2.0Note * 1.1 3.6 4.0Note * 1.9 8.7 0.9 0.3 3.2 2.9Note * 1.6 5.2 2.9Note * 1.4 6.2
Obese class I 3.0Note * 1.2 7.5 8.2Note * 4.1 16.4 4.8Note * 1.4 17.0 5.0Note * 3.2 7.8 9.9Note * 3.5 28.1
Obese class II or III 5.6Note * 2.2 14.5 7.9Note * 2.9 21.5 3.7Note * 1.4 10.1 8.9Note * 4.2 18.9 13.3Note * 4.3 40.9
Waist circumference health risk  
LowNote 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable
Increased 2.8Note * 1.1 7.4 2.9 1.0 8.7 1.4 0.6 3.3 2.5Note * 1.0 6.1 3.9Note * 1.8 8.2
High 3.7Note * 1.6 8.5 9.4Note * 3.5 25.8 3.7Note * 1.6 8.7 4.7Note * 2.7 8.2 13.8Note * 6.6 28.8
Waist-to-hip ratio health risk  
LowNote 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable
Increased/High 2.3Note * 1.3 4.0 5.9Note * 2.3 15.1 4.6Note * 2.2 9.4 3.3Note * 1.9 5.8 6.0Note * 3.3 11.0
Waist-to-height ratio health risk  
LowNote 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable 1.0 Note : not applicable Note : not applicable
Increased/High 2.7Note * 1.3 5.8 7.8Note * 3.5 17.5 3.4 0.9 12.3 3.9Note * 2.3 6.7 11.8Note * 4.9 28.4
reference category
* significantly different from reference category (p<0.05)
Notes: Excludes respondents classified as underweight (body mass index less than 18.5). Adjusted for age, education, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity level and hormone replacement use (women). Separate models were run for each adiposity variable.
Source: 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey (fasted sample).