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Table 4 Undiagnosed hypertension and diabetes mellitus prevalences and adjusted effects of overweight and obesity on adults.

From: Obesity and overweight prevalences in rural and urban populations in East Spain and its association with undiagnosed hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus: a cross-sectional population-based survey

 

Hypertension

Diabetes

Risk factor

Prevalence

(%)

RPR

95%CI

P-value

Prevalence

(%)

RPR

95%CI

P-value

Normal-weight†

4.2

-

 

-

7.8

-

 

-

Overweight

10.6

2.00

1.21–3.32

0.007

9.8

0.90

0.61–1.33

NS

Obese

16.9

1.91

1.48–2.46

<0.001

22.4

1.50

1.25–1.81

<0.001

  1. Hypertension: Subjects with systolic pressure > 140 mmHg and diastolic pressure > 90 mmHg
  2. Diabetes: Subjects with venous gycaemia before breakfast > 126 g/dl
  3. Normal-weight: Subjects with BMI < 25 Kg/m2
  4. Overweight: Subjects with BMI = 25–29.9 Kg/m2
  5. Obese: Subjects with BMI ≥ 30 Kg/m2
  6. RPR: Relative Prevalence Ratio adjusted for age, gender and place of residence
  7. † Referent group
  8. P-value based on Pearson's chi-square test
  9. NS = Non-Significant
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