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Table 3 Associations of different anthropometric measurements with gestational hypertensive disorders

From: Anthropometric predictors of gestational hypertensive disorders in a remote aboriginal community: a nested case–control study

 

Crude

Adjusted**

OR*

95% CI

P-value

OR*

95% CI

P-value

BMI

1.69

1.11, 2.57

0.014***

1.68

1.10, 2.58

0.016***

Waist circumference

1.82

1.12, 2.95

0.014***

1.78

1.10, 2.89

0.019***

Hip circumference

1.60

0.99, 2.57

0.053

1.53

0.96, 2.52

0.068

Waist-to-hip ratio

1.57

0.97, 10.4

0.056

1.65

0.80, 3.39

0.174

Waist-to-height ratio

1.43

0.84, 2.46

0.186

1.44

0.83, 2.51

0.192

  1. * Odds ratios corresponding to one standard-deviation increase in BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio. Sample size varies by the associations, because of the missing information of anthropometric indices.
  2. **Adjusting for age at pregnancy, alcohol drinking and cigarette smoking.
  3. ***p<0.05.