Research Article

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

Table 3

Characteristics of participants categorized by BMI and blood pressure status in male (N=1810).

VariablesBMI24(n=1296)t/χ2PBMI≥24 (n=514)t/χ2P
Normotension
(n=866)
Hypertension
(n=430)
Normotension
(n=276)
Hypertension
(n=238)

Age(years)68.99±6.4270.53±6.33-4.080<0.00166.84±5.4767.55±5.71-1.4390.151
Education
 Illiterate200(23.09)108(25.12)6.2780.09937(13.41)27(11.34)0.7760.855
 Less than elementary school600(69.28)303(70.47)211(76.45)185(77.73)
 High school20(2.31)3(0.70)4(1.45)5(2.10)
 Above vocational school46(5.31)16(3.72)24(8.70)21(8.82)
Marital status
 Single122(14.09)86(20.00)7.4540.00620(7.25)23(9.66)0.9740.324
 Married744(85.91)344(80.00)256(92.75)215(90.34)
Current residence
 Rural638(73.67)305(70.93)1.0900.296155(56.16)123(51.68)1.0320.310
 Urban228(26.33)125(29.07)121(43.84)115(48.32)
Smoke
 NO487(56.24)263(61.16)2.9800.225103(37.32)108(45.38)3.6910.158
 Former smoke165(19.05)70(16.28)81(29.35)57(23.95)
 Current smoke214(24.71)97(22.56)92(33.33)73(30.67)
Drinking
 NO441(50.92)217(50.47)0.0510.975139(50.36)128(53.78)0.5990.741
 Less than once a month72(8.31)35(8.14)26(9.42)21(8.82)
 More than once a month353(40.76)178(41.4)111(40.22)89(37.39)
Eating meals
 ≤2 meals per day116(13.39)89(20.70)11.9390.00329(10.51)24(10.08)0.2330.890
 3 meals per day735(84.87)332(77.21)245(88.77)213(89.50)
 ≥4 meals per day15(1.73)9(2.09)2(0.72)1(0.42)
Taking activities
 No477(55.08)235(54.65)0.0210.884120(43.48)117(49.16)1.3340.248
 Yes389(44.92)195(45.35)156(56.52)121(50.84)
Ever been in major accidental injury
 No760(87.76)389(90.47)2.0910.148243(88.04)217(91.18)1.7410.187
 Yes106(12.24)41(9.53)33(11.96)21(8.82)
Having regular physical exercises
 No physical exercise563(65.01)260(60.47)2.9570.228170(61.59)146(61.34)1.7430.418
 Less than regular physical exercises139(16.05)83(19.30)49(17.75)34(14.29)
 Regular physical exercises164(18.94)87(20.23)57(20.65)58(24.37)
History of CVD
 No772(89.15)376(87.44)0.9470.330222(80.43)183(76.89)0.7600.383
 Yes94(10.85)54(12.56)54(19.57)55(23.11)
History of liver diseases
 No832(96.07)417(96.98)0.6340.426260(94.20)229(96.22)1.1220.290
 Yes34(3.93)13(3.02)16(5.80)9(3.78)
Antilipidemic medication
 No839(96.88)418(97.21)0.1050.746253(91.67)217(91.18)0.0390.843
 Yes27(3.12)12(2.79)23(8.33)21(8.82)
Anti-diabetic medication
 No841(97.11)423(98.37)1.8910.169252(91.30)217(91.18)0.0030.959
 Yes25(2.89)7(1.63)24(8.70)21(8.82)
Anti-hypertensive therapy
 No866(100.00)356(82.79)154.880<0.001276(100.00)197(82.77)49.347<0.001
 Yes0(0.00)74(17.21)0(0.00)41(17.23)
Fasting plasma glucose(mg/dl)106.7±33.3112.26±38.38-2.6780.007116.83±37.59120.62±45.51-1.0290.304
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)108.4±32.03112.4±33.07-2.0890.037117.46±34.23119.22±35.95-0.5650.572
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)54.94±16.5354.59±15.340.3640.71644.02±12.9343.18±13.000.7350.463
eGFR(ml/min/1.73m2)75.95±15.9771.69±17.214.396<0.00177.54±16.0073.21±16.463.0110.003
Serum uric acid(mg/dl)4.83±1.255.15±1.38-4.246<0.0015.22±1.325.49±1.31-2.2780.023
Systolic blood pressure(mmHg)119.36±12.22157.19±21.46-25.143<0.001124.62±10.54158.37±23.28-15.737<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg)69.02±9.2684.54±12.44-40.141<0.00172.72±8.4186.95±11.89-21.480<0.001
Body mass index(kg/m2)20.53±2.0520.84±2.04-2.6040.00926.80±3.7626.88±2.08-0.2800.780
Triglycerides (mg/dl)95.95±54.77104.34±59.81-2.5100.012147.99±135.77147.86±104.590.0120.990