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Table 3 Secondary analysis of predcited odds of preypertnsion and hypertension by categories and unit increase of adiposity measures among participants (N = 367)

From: Discriminative ability of adiposity measures for elevated blood pressure among adolescents in a resource-constrained setting in northeast Nigeria: a cross-sectional analysis

Variable

Prehypertension

Hypertension

AOR (95% CI)

p-value

AOR (95% CI)

p-value

Body Mass Index

 Obesity

7.45 (2.34, 13.75)

0.001

25.22 (9.52, 46.81)

0.001

 Overweight

1.18 (0.35, 3.84)

0.109

4.90 (3.30, 8.91)

0.001

 aUnit increase

0.88 (0.75, 1.04)

0.110

1.60 (1.20, 1.70)

0.023

Waist circumference

 Obesity

3.42 (0.74, 8.82)

0.070

11.08 (7.77, 24.28)

0.001

 Overweight

1.25 (0.27, 4.43)

0.450

2.65 (0.93, 7.57)

0.090

 aUnit increase

0.99 (0.92–1.07)

0.570

1.40 (1.22, 1.52)

0.045

Waist-to-Height Ratio

 Obesity

2.53 (0.64, 0.87)

0.530

11.18 (5.36, 23.29)

0.001

 aUnit increase

3.33 (0.96, 11.59)

0.054

5.42 (1.25, 8.48)

0.020

  1. aRepresent AOR of discriminatory ability of elevated blood pressure per unit increase in centimetre for BMI, WC and WHtR