Table 2 |
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Association of comorbidities with obesity (n) |
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| BMI |
Total |
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|
|
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| =<24.9 |
p* |
25–29.9 |
p* |
=>30 |
978 (%) |
|
|
|
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| High blood pressure |
95 |
<0.001 |
229 |
0.002 |
223 |
547 (55.9%) |
| Heart insufficiency |
37 |
0.143 |
78 |
0.709 |
67 |
182 (18.6%) |
| Coronary vessel disease |
15 |
<0.001 |
62 |
0.838 |
52 |
129 (13.2%) |
| Diabetes |
15 |
<0.001 |
62 |
<0.001 |
93 |
170 (17.4%) |
| Cholesterol > 200mg/dl |
86 |
0.087 |
143 |
0.092 |
131 |
360 (36.8%) |
| COPD/Asthma |
13 |
0.212 |
32 |
0.005 |
50 |
95 (9.7%) |
| Renal insufficiency |
8 |
0.139 |
24 |
0.421 |
24 |
56 (5.7%) |
| (history of) Ulcer (stomach) |
59 |
0.129 |
75 |
0.129 |
76 |
210 (21.5%) |
| (prior) Stroke/TIA/PRIND |
6 |
0.083 |
23 |
0.076 |
12 |
41 (4.2%) |
| (history of) cancer |
8 |
0.137 |
13 |
0.089 |
14 |
36 (3.5%) |
|
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* ANCOVA, adjusted for age for comparing normal vs. overweight and overweight vs. obese |
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Rosemann et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:4 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-4 |
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