Research Article

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

Table 14

Interaction between body mass index and uric acid on blood pressure status in male and female (N=3629).

CharacteristicsMale(n=1810)Female(n=1819)
Systolic blood pressure 
(P-value)
Diastolic blood pressure 
(P-value)
Systolic blood pressure
(P-value)
Diastolic blood pressure 
(P-value)

Age(years)0.337(0.001)-0.240(<0.001)-0.092(0.042)-0.113(0.013)
Education(0= Illiterate, 1= Less than elementary school, 2= High school, 3= Above vocational school)-1.119(0.019)
Marital status(0= Single,1= Married)-5.660(0.001)-2.494(0.004)-1.503(0.024)-1.453(0.029)
Current residence(0= Rural,1= Urban)3.574(0.003)
Smoke(0= NO,1= Former smoke,2= Current smoke)1.864(0.005)
Eating meals(0= 2 meals per day,1=3 meals per day,2= 4 meals per day)2.978(0.045)2.483(0.002)2.193(0.003)
Taking activities(0= No,1= Yes)
Anti-diabetic medication(0= No,1= Yes)
Anti-hypertensive therapy(0= No,1= Yes)10.228(<0.001)5.745(<0.001)3.292(0.003)
Fasting plasma glucose(mg/dl)0.039(0.011)
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)0.049(0.004)
eGFR(ml/min/1.73m2)-0.123(0.003)
Serum uric acid(mg/dl)0.948(0.047)
Body mass index-8.004(0.002)-4.125(0.002)-3.668(<0.001)-4.102(<0.001)
Triglycerides-3.962(0.076)-1.482(0.203)-2.140(0.017)-2.319(0.009)
Body mass index Triglycerides0.572(0.845)-0.373(0.810)0.122(0.923)0.272(0.828)