Research Article

Association and Interaction Analysis of Body Mass Index and Triglycerides Level with Blood Pressure in Elderly Individuals in China

Table 1

Various characteristics of participants categorized by BMI in male (N=1810).

VariablesBMI≤18.5
(n=198)
BMI18.5-24 (n=1098)BMI 24-28 (n=391)BMI>28
(n=123)
t/χ2P

Age(years)71.49±6.3169.17±6.467.35±5.7166.7±5.2225.817<0.001
Education
 Illiterate52(26.26)256(23.32)44(11.25)20(16.26)42.976<0.001
 Less than elementary school130(65.66)773(70.40)306(78.26)90(73.17)
 High school6(3.03)17(1.55)5(1.28)4(3.25)
 Above vocational school10(5.05)52(4.74)36(9.21)9(7.32)
Marital status
 Single29(14.65)179(16.30)30(7.67)13(10.57)19.2333<0.001
 Married169(85.35)919(83.70)361(92.33)110(89.43)
Current residence
 Rural152(76.77)791(72.04)213(54.48)65(52.85)60.303<0.001
 Urban46(23.23)307(27.96)178(45.52)58(47.15)
Smoke
 NO118(59.60)632(57.56)163(41.69)48(39.02)43.161<0.001
 Former smoke36(18.18)199(18.12)105(26.85)33(26.83)
 Current smoke44(22.22)267(24.32)123(31.46)42(34.15)
Drinking
 NO115(58.08)543(49.45)202(51.66)65(52.85)197.72<0.001
 Less than once a month13(6.57)94(8.56)33(8.44)14(11.38)
 More than once a month70(35.35)461(41.99)156(39.9)44(35.77)
Eating meals
 ≤2 meals per day31(15.66)174(15.85)43(11.00)10(8.13)15.5800.016
 3 meals per day162(81.82)905(82.42)345(88.24)113(91.87)
 ≥4 meals per day5(2.53)19(1.73)3(0.77)0(0.00)
Taking activities
 No119(60.10)593(54.01)175(44.76)62(50.41)15.1980.002
 Yes79(39.90)505(45.99)216(55.24)61(49.59)
Ever been in major accidental injury
 No173(87.37)976(88.89)349(89.26)111(90.24)0.7430.863
 Yes25(12.63)122(11.11)42(10.74)12(9.76)
Having regular physical exercises
 No physical exercise122(61.62)701(63.84)247(63.17)69(56.1)5.2040.518
 Less than regular physical exercises39(19.70)183(16.67)60(15.35)23(18.70)
 Regular physical exercises37(18.69)214(19.49)84(21.48)31(25.20)
History of CVD
 No178(89.90)965(87.89)323(82.61)87(70.73)33.007<0.001
 Yes20(10.10)133(12.11)68(17.39)36(29.27)
History of liver diseases
 No194(97.98)1055(96.08)375(95.91)114(92.68)5.5760.134
 Yes4(2.02)43(3.92)16(4.09)9(7.32)
Antilipidemic medication
 No194(97.98)1063(96.81)366(93.61)104(84.55)43.969<0.001
 Yes4(2.02)35(3.19)25(6.39)19(15.45)
Anti-diabetic medication
 No195(98.48)1069(97.36)365(93.35)104(84.55)54.001<0.001
 Yes3(1.52)29(2.64)26(6.65)19(15.45)
Anti-hypertensive therapy
 No186(93.94)1036(94.35)359(91.82)114(92.68)3.3450.341
 Yes12(6.06)62(5.65)32(8.18)9(7.32)
Fasting plasma glucose(mg/dl)105.00±28.94109.16±36.00118.37±41.50119.64±41.269.994<0.001
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)105.37±32.12110.54±32.35118.02±35.30119.42±34.059.701<0.001
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)60.04±16.1453.83±15.9044.00±13.32042.9±12.2874.457<0.001
eGFR(ml/min/1.73m2)71.56±16.2274.92±16.5375.57±16.3275.13±16.232.8680.035
Serum uric acid(mg/dl)4.79±1.294.98±1.315.37±1.345.27±1.2912.990<0.001
Systolic blood pressure(mmHg)128.93±21.56132.59±24.29139.25±25.58143.94±19.8523.845<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg)72.28±12.3474.59±12.7878.65±12.3781.69±12.2917.079<0.001
Body mass index(kg/m2)17.24±0.9021.25±1.5325.65±1.1230.71±4.3.002126.849<0.001
Triglycerides (mg/dl)84.34±34.71101.52±59.33146.98±129.67150.5±92.3747.962<0.001