Research Article

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

Table 13

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

VariablesAge <68 years
(n=887)
Age≥68 years
(n=932)
Systolic blood pressure
β(P-value)
Systolic blood pressure
β(P-value)
Systolic blood pressure
β(P-value)
Systolic blood pressure
β(P-value)

Age0.105(0.005)
Education (0= Illiterate, 1= Less than elementary school, 2= High school, 3= Above vocational school)
Marital status (0= Single,1= Married)0.071(0.035)0.103(0.003)0.071(0.043)
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)-0.08(0.015)
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)-0.069(0.048)
History of liver diseases (0= No,1= Yes)-0.076(0.023)
Antilipidemic medication (0= No,1= Yes)
Anti-diabetic medication (0= No,1= Yes)0.105(0.004)
Anti-hypertensive therapy (0= No,1= Yes)0.085(0.012)0.153(<0.001)0.089(0.008)
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)0.128(<0.001)
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)
eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)
Serum uric acid (mg/dl)
Body mass index (kg/m2)0.11(0.003)0.23(<0.001)0.097(0.007)0.105(0.004)
Triglycerides (mg/dl)0.087(0.031)0.056(0.159)0.046(0.270)0.072(0.090)
R20.087(<0.001)0.110(<0.001)0.079(<0.001)0.057(<0.001)