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| High blood pressure | Diabetes | Heart disease | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | Adjusted odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | Adjusted odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | ||
| Both sexes | Normal weight1 | 1.0 |
|
1.0 |
1.0 |
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| Overweight | 1.52 |
1.2, 2.0 |
1.62 |
1.1, 2.3 |
1.3 |
0.9, 1.9 |
|
| Obese Class I | 2.92 |
2.1, 3.8 |
3.82 |
2.5, 5.8 |
1.82 |
1.2, 2.9 |
|
| Obese Class II, III | 5.42 |
3.4, 8.4 |
2.12 |
1.3, 3.5 |
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| Obese Class II | 4.72 |
3.0, 7.5 |
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| Obese Class III | 5.42 |
3.3, 8.6 |
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| Men | Normal weight1 | 1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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| Overweight | 1.82 |
1.1, 2.9 |
1.5 |
0.9, 2.5 |
1.72 |
1.1, 2.7 |
|
| Obese Class I | 3.32 |
2.0, 5.5 |
5.12 |
2.6, 10.1 |
2.42 |
1.2, 4.5 |
|
| Obese Class II, III | 7.02 |
3.4, 14.4 |
2.72 |
1.2, 5.8 |
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| Obese Class II | 6.62 |
3.0, 14.4 |
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| Obese Class III | 4.92 |
1.9, 12.7 |
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| Women | Normal weight1 | 1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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| Overweight | 1.3 |
0.9, 1.7 |
1.82 |
1.0, 3.3 |
1.0 |
0.6, 1.6 |
|
| Obese Class I | 2.52 |
1.7, 3.7 |
2.92 |
1.7, 4.9 |
1.4 |
0.7, 2.7 |
|
| Obese Class II, III | 4.42 |
2.4, 8.1 |
1.6 |
0.8, 3.1 |
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| Obese Class II | 3.52 |
1.9, 6.2 |
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| Obese Class III | 5.22 |
2.8, 9.5 |
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| Note: Models control for age (continuous), marital status, education, household income, smoking, and leisure-time physical activity. | |||||||
| 1. Reference category | |||||||
| 2. Significanlty different from normal weight (p < 0.05) | |||||||
| Data source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition | |||||||