Association (crude) of overweight and obesity with hypertension, diabetes and comorbidity among adults in Bangladesh, BDHS 2017–2018
| BMI status | Hypertension | Diabetes | Comorbidity |
| COR (95% CI) | COR (95% CI) | COR (95% CI) | |
| Normal/underweight (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Overweight | 2.41* (2.19 to 2.65) | 2.11* (1.84 to 2.41) | 3.02* (2.52 to 3.64) |
| Obesity | 2.86* (2.38 to 3.44) | 3.00* (2.38 to 3.79) | 4.83* (3.63 to 6.43) |
*P<0.05.
BDHS, Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey; BMI, body mass index; COR, crude OR.