Table 2

Adjusted associations between bowel pattern group and obesity-related disorders

		Step 1 models		Step 2 models		Step 3 models
		OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% C
Metabolic syndrome	Normal versus Constipation	1.188	0.967 to 1.458	1.019	0.822 to 1.263	1.058	0.838 to 1.33
	Diarrhoea versus Constipation	1.271	0.970 to 1.666	0.879	0.673 to 1.149	0.836	0.635 to 1.102
	Diarrhoea versus Normal	1.070	0.883 to 1.297	0.863	0.689 to 1.082	0.790	0.619 to 1.008
Cardiovascular disease	Normal versus Constipation	0.778	0.584 to 1.038	0.756	0.569 to 1.006	0.767	0.579 to 1.018
	Diarrhoea versus Constipation	0.916	0.620 to 1.355	0.851	0.578 to 1.251	0.826	0.558 to 1.222
	Diarrhoea versus Normal	1.177	0.904 to 1.533	1.125	0.865 to 1.462	1.077	0.823 to 1.408
Diabetes	Normal versus Constipation	1.013	0.788 to 1.302	0.905	0.705 to 1.163	0.918	0.688 to 1.224
	Diarrhoea versus Constipation	1.385	1.036 to 1.852	1.091	0.809 to 1.471	1.156	0.828 to 1.615
	Diarrhoea versus Normal	1.367	1.138 to1.642	1.205	1.015 to1.430	1.260	1.042 to1.523
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	Normal versus Constipation	1.136	0.862 to 1.49	1.083	0.825 to 1.42	1.078	0.823 to 1.412
	Diarrhoea versus Constipation	1.597	1.129 to2.26	1.437	1.021 to2.02	1.445	1.028 to2.031
	Diarrhoea versus Normal	1.406	1.053 to1.878	1.326	0.994 to 1.769	1.340	1.007 to1.784
Sleep disorder	Normal versus Constipation	1.142	0.866 to 1.505	1.034	0.772 to 1.384	1.059	0.787 to 1.424
	Diarrhoea versus Constipation	1.802	1.253 to2.590	1.440	0.993 to 2.089	1.459	1.006 to2.118
	Diarrhoea versus Normal	1.578	1.168 to2.131	1.393	1.032 to1.880	1.378	1.025 to1.853
Cancer	Normal versus Constipation	0.768	0.593 to0.996	0.770	0.594 to0.996	0.780	0.604 to 1.008
	Diarrhoea versus Constipation	0.973	0.674 to 1.403	0.980	0.680 to 1.413	0.992	0.690 to 1.426
	Diarrhoea versus Normal	1.266	0.987 to 1.624	1.274	0.994 to 1.633	1.271	0.988 to 1.636

Comparisons based on multinomial logistic regression.