Research Article

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

Table 10

Multivariate-adjusted relationship between various characteristics and blood pressure status of participants categorized by BMI in male (N=1810).

VariablesBMI24(n=1296)BMI24 (n=514)
Systolic blood pressure 
(P-value)
Diastolic blood pressure 
(P-value)
Systolic blood pressure 
(P-value)
Diastolic blood pressure 
(P-value)

Age (years)0.117(<0.001)-0.108(0.001)-0.199(<0.001)
Education (0= Illiterate, 1= Less than elementary school, 2= High school, 3= Above vocational school)
Marital status (0= Single,1= Married)-0.101(<0.001)-0.092(0.001)
Current residence (0= Rural,1= Urban)0.119(0.009)
Smoke (0= NO,1= Former smoke,2= Current smoke)0.060(0.033)0.104(0.023)
Drinking (0= NO,1= Less than once a month,2= More than once a month)
Eating meals (0= 2 meals per day,1=3 meals per day,2= 4 meals per day)-0.056(0.041)-0.085(0.002)
Taking activities (0= No,1= Yes)-0.108(0.016)-0.116(0.01)
Ever been in major accidental injury (0= No,1= Yes)
Having regular physical exercises (0= No physical exercise,1= Less than regular physical exercises,2= Regular physical exercises)
History of CVD (0= No,1= Yes)
History of liver diseases (0= No,1= Yes)
Antilipidemic medication (0= No,1= Yes)
Anti-diabetic medication (0= No,1= Yes)
Anti-hypertensive therapy (0= No,1= Yes)0.130(<0.001)0.103(<0.001)0.113(0.011)
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)0.072(0.016)
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)0.056(0.042)0.091(0.048)
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)
eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)-0.172(0.002)
Serum uric acid (mg/dl)0.068(0.029)
Body mass index (kg/m2)0.106(<0.001)0.076(0.009)
Triglycerides (mg/dl)
R20.098(<0.001)0.054(<0.001)0.087(0.003)0.089(0.0002)