Title: Relationship of Hypertension with BMI,Waist Circumference,and WHR in 6830 elderly people
Abstract: Objective To investigate the relationship of hypertension with body mass index(BMI),waist circumference(WC),and the waist to hip ratio(WHR) in elderly people.Methods The data of 6830 elderly people were retrospectively analyzed to see whether an association exist between blood pressure and their gender,BMI,WC,and WHR.Results The systolic blood pressure(SBP),diastolic blood pressure(DBP),and the incidence of hypertension increased in elderly people as their BMI increased.SBP,DBP,and the incidence of hypertension was higher in group with 24 kg/m2≤BMI28 kg/m2and group with BMI≥28 kg/m2than those in group with BMI 18.5 kg/m2 and 18.5 kg/m2≤BMI 24 kg/m2(P0.01).After stratification with gender,the DBP was higher in both male and female elderly people with BMI≥28 kg/m2than those with 24 kg/m2≤BMI28 kg/m2and the SBP and the incidence of hypertension was higher in female elderly people with BMI≥28 kg/m2than those with 24 kg/m2≤BMI28 kg/m2(P0.01).The SBP,DBP,and the incidence of hypertension was in higher in elderly people with abdominal obesity than in those with normal figure(P0.01).Logistic regression analysis showed that BMI and WC was more valuable for prediction of hypertension than WHR in elderly people.ROC indicated that male elderly people with increased BMI was more likely to have hypertension,while female elderly people with increased WC was more likely to have hypertension.Conclusion The elderly people with BMI ≥24 kg/m2and abdominal obesity are susceptible to hypertension.Increased BMI and WC are predictors for hypertension in male and female elderly people,respectively and WHR may be used as supplementary indicator for evaluation of possible hypertension.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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