International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Table 2 Association of comorbidities with obesity (n)

From: Association between obesity, quality of life, physical activity and health service utilization in primary care patients with osteoarthritis

	BMI					Total
	=<24.9	p*	25–29.9	p*	=>30	978 (%)
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%)

* ANCOVA, adjusted for age for comparing normal vs. overweight and overweight vs. obese

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