Table 3 Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for different types of obesitya by urinary sodium excretion levels in adults and adolescents, Korea National Health Examination and Nutritional Survey (KNHANES), Phase IV-V, 2008-2011
Urinary sodium excretion levelsb (mg/day) | Normal BMI & Normal WC | Only Overweightc Without Central obesityd | Only Central obesityd Without Overweightc | Overweightc combined With Central obesityd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | OR (95% CI)e | P f | N (%) | OR (95% CI)e | Pf | N (%) | OR (95% CI)e | P f | |
Adultsc | [N = 6722] | [N = 3585] |  |  | [N = 502] |  |  | [N = 5441] |  |  |
  < 2200 | 757 (11.3) | 260 (7.2) | 1.00 |  | 26 (5.2) | 1.00 |  | 273 (5.0) | 1.00 |  |
 2200-3199 | 2952 (43.9) | 1463 (40.8) | 1.37 (1.14-1.65) | 0.02 | 168 (33.5) | 1.43 (0.85-2.40) | 0.06 | 1678 (30.8) | 1.63 (1.35-1.98) | 0.03 |
  ≥ 3200 | 3013 (44.8) | 1862 (51.9) | 1.63 (1.35-1.98) | < 0.01 | 308 (61.3) | 2.36 (1.41-3.94) | < 0.01 | 3490 (53.1) | 2.95 (2.49-3.49) | < 0.01 |
Adolescentsc | [N = 1140] | [N = 171] |  |  | [N = 13] |  |  | [N = 152] |  |  |
  < 2200 | 283 (24.8) | 16 (9.4) | 1.00 |  | 0 (0) | 1.00 |  | 9 (5.9) | 1.00 |  |
 2200-3199 | 613 (53.8) | 63 (36.8) | 1.97 (0.79-2.40) | 0.26 | 8 (61.5) | N/A | N/A | 50 (32.9) | 1.11 (0.49-2.51) | 0.09 |
  ≥ 3200 | 244 (21.4) | 92 (53.8) | 6.90 (3.25-14.63) | < 0.01 | 5 (38.5) | N/A | N/A | 93 (61.2) | 5.28 (2.24-12.40) | < 0.01 |