Table 4 Fixed-effect estimates for the main-effects models of the obesity classification variables.
From: Intersectional inequality in general and central obesity: cross-sectional UK Biobank study
| Â | Overweight v Normal body mass index | Obesity v Normal body mass index | Overweight v Normal fat mass index | Obesity v Normal fat mass index | Increased v Normal waist to height ratio | High v Normal waist to height ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Odds ratio (95% CI) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
Intercept | 0.68 (0.63, 0.74) | 0.35 (0.31, 0.40) | 0.53 (0.50, 0.57) | 0.21 (0.19, 0.24) | 0.47 (0.43, 0.51) | 0.10 (0.09, 0.12) |
Sex (Female reference) | ||||||
 Male Sex | 1.85 (1.75, 1.95) | 1.25 (1.15, 1.36) | 1.43 (1.37, 1.49) | 1.04 (0.97, 1.12) | 2.75 (2.59, 2.92) | 1.92 (1.74, 2.11) |
Age (<55 Reference) | ||||||
 Age 55 or above | 1.28 (1.21, 1.35) | 1.23 (1.13, 1.33) | 1.53 (1.47, 1.59) | 1.64 (1.52, 1.76) | 1.80 (1.70, 1.91) | 2.40 (2.19, 2.64) |
Household income (>£52,000 Reference) | ||||||
 £31,000–£52,000 | 1.14 (1.05, 1.25) | 1.24 (1.09, 1.41) | 1.14 (1.07, 1.22) | 1.24 (1.10, 1.40) | 1.19 (1.09, 1.30) | 1.41 (1.21, 1.64) |
 £18,000–£31,000 | 1.08 (0.99, 1.17) | 1.24 (1.09, 1.41) | 1.17 (1.10, 1.25) | 1.32 (1.18, 1.49) | 1.29 (1.18, 1.42) | 1.74 (1.50, 2.02) |
 <£18,000 | 1.14 (1.05, 1.25) | 1.60 (1.41, 1.82) | 1.23 (1.16, 1.32) | 1.72 (1.52, 1.93) | 1.45 (1.32, 1.59) | 2.57 (2.21, 2.98) |
 Prefer not to say/Don’t know | 1.14 (1.05, 1.24) | 1.44 (1.27, 1.64) | 1.20 (1.13, 1.28) | 1.53 (1.36, 1.73) | 1.39 (1.27, 1.52) | 2.09 (1.80, 2.42) |
Ethnicity (White reference) | ||||||
 Asian | 0.89 (0.83, 0.95) | 0.62 (0.55, 0.68) | 1.14 (1.07, 1.20) | 0.82 (0.74, 0.91) | 1.60 (1.48, 1.73) | 1.56 (1.38, 1.77) |
 Black | 1.68 (1.54, 1.84) | 2.27 (2.01, 2.56) | 1.57 (1.46, 1.69) | 1.97 (1.77, 2.20) | 1.50 (1.37, 1.64) | 1.60 (1.39, 1.84) |
 Mixed | 1.04 (0.96, 1.12) | 1.00 (0.89, 1.11) | 1.04 (0.97, 1.11) | 0.99 (0.89, 1.10) | 1.20 (1.10, 1.30) | 1.23 (1.08, 1.41) |
Neighbourhood deprivation (Low deprivation reference) | ||||||
 Moderate—Low | 1.13 (1.04, 1.22) | 1.27 (1.13, 1.43) | 1.13 (1.06, 1.20) | 1.30 (1.16, 1.45) | 1.13 (1.04, 1.23) | 1.37 (1.19, 1.57) |
 Moderate—High | 1.20 (1.11, 1.30) | 1.57 (1.40, 1.76) | 1.21 (1.14, 1.29) | 1.59 (1.43, 1.77) | 1.27 (1.17, 1.38) | 1.80 (1.57, 2.06) |
 High | 1.27 (1.18, 1.38) | 1.99 (1.77, 2.24) | 1.30 (1.23, 1.38) | 2.03 (1.82, 2.26) | 1.39 (1.28, 1.52) | 2.33 (2.03, 2.66) |
