Research Article

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

Table 11

Multivariate-adjusted relationship between various characteristics and blood pressure status of participants categorized by BMI in female (N=1819).

VariablesBMI24(n=1080)BMI24 (n=739)
Systolic blood pressure
(P-value)
Diastolic blood pressure
(P-value)
Systolic blood pressure
(P-value)
Diastolic blood pressure
(P-value)

Age (years)0.168(<0.001)0.191(<0.001)0.191(<0.001)
Education (0= Illiterate, 1= Less than elementary school, 2= High school, 3= Above vocational school)-0.072(0.030)
Marital status (0= Single,1= Married)-0.106(0.001)-0.084(0.013)-0.082(0.034)-0.082(0.034)
Current residence (0= Rural,1= Urban)
Smoke (0= NO,1= Former smoke,2= Current smoke)
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)-0.075(0.016)
Taking activities (0= No,1= Yes)
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)0.138(0.001)0.138(0.001)
Anti-hypertensive therapy(0= No,1= Yes)0.12(<0.001)0.129(0.001)0.129(0.001)
Fasting plasma glucose(mg/dl)
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)
eGFR(ml/min/1.73m2)
Serum uric acid(mg/dl)0.084(0.016)
Body mass index(kg/m2)0.082(0.009)0.086(0.008)
Triglycerides (mg/dl)0.078(0.025)
R20.119(<0.001)0.046(0.001)0.089(<0.001)0.072(<0.001)