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Table 5 Association between obesity and risk of rheumatoid arthritis evaluated in presence/absence of abdominal obesity

From: Abdominal obesity, gender and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis – a nested case–control study

  

All

  

OR (95% CI)

With abdominal obesity

Obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2)

2.66 (1.26, 5.64)

Not obesity (BMI <30 kg/m2)

Reference

No abdominal obesity

Obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2)

0.48 (0.05, 4.40)

Not obesity (BMI <30 kg/m2)

Reference

  1. Sensitivity analysis of the association between obesity and the risk of onset of rheumatoid arthritis in individuals divided on presence/absence of abdominal obesity. Results from logistic regression models are presented adjusted for age, sex, year of examination, cohort, education and smoking habits. Abdominal obesity was defined as a waist circumference ≥102 cm (men) or ≥88 cm (women). Obesity was defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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