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Table 3 Pre-frailty risk according to BMI after taking into consideration of VFA

From: The association between visceral fat obesity and prefrailty in Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study

VFA (cm2)

BMI (kg/m2)

Underweight (< 18.5)

Normal (18.5–23.9)

Overweight (24.0-27.9)

Obese (≥ 28.0)

Unadjusted

Normal VFA

1.61(0.88,2.93)

Ref

0.64* (0.45,0.90)

1.05(0.30,3.67)

n events/total

29/48

287/560

68/180

5/10

High VFA

–

1.31(0.84,2.04)

1.10(0.83,1.47)

1.54* (1.05,2.26)

n events/total

–

51/92

146/285

79/133

Model1

Normal VFA

1.70(0.91,3.18)

Ref

0.64* (0.45,0.92)

1.10(0.31,3.94)

High VFA

–

1.76* (1.10,2.82)

1.19(0.88,1.60)

1.75* (1.17,2.60)

Model2

Normal VFA

1.84(0.96,3.52)

Ref

0.62* (0.43,0.90)

1.02(0.27,3.78)

High VFA

–

1.87* (1.15,3.03)

1.25(0.91,1.70)

1.76* (1.17,2.66)

  1. Model1 adjusted by sex and age
  2. Model2 adjusted by sex, age, drinking, smoking, education, depression, widowed, living alone and chronic diseases (Diabetes, Stroke, Heart disease)
  3. *P < 0.05