Research Article

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

Table 4

Characteristics of participants categorized by BMI and blood pressure status in female (N=1819).

VariablesBMI24(n=1080)t/χ2PBMI≥24 (n=739)t/χ2P
Normotension
(n=660)
Hypertension
(n=420)
Normotension
(n=362)
Hypertension
(n=377)

Age(years)67.87±6.6071.12±7.30-7.518<0.00166.27±5.5468.71±6.70-5.352<0.001
Education
 Illiterate385(58.33)278(66.19)7.6600.054168(46.41)212(56.23)11.8870.008
 Less than elementary school260(39.39)137(32.62)178(49.17)155(41.11)
 High school5(0.76)1(0.24)8(2.21)1(0.27)
 Above vocational school10(1.52)4(0.95)8(2.21)9(2.39)
Marital status
 Single189(28.64)174(41.43)18.823<0.00182(22.65)98(25.99)1.1200.290
 Married471(71.36)246(58.57)280(77.35)279(74.01)
Current residence
 Rural450(68.18)288(68.57)0.0180.893207(57.18)209(55.44)0.2280.633
 Urban210(31.82)132(31.43)155(42.82)168(44.56)
Smoke
 NO574(86.97)360(85.71)0.4440.801330(91.16)339(89.92)0.9250.630
 Former smoke22(3.33)14(3.33)9(2.49)14(3.71)
 Current smoke64(9.70)46(10.95)23(6.35)24(6.37)
Drinking
 NO575(87.12)370(88.10)1.1720.556318(87.85)338(89.66)1.8710.392
 Less than once a month29(4.39)13(3.10)20(5.52)13(3.45)
 More than once a month56(8.48)37(8.81)24(6.63)26(6.90)
Eating meals
 ≤2 meals per day112(16.97)79(18.81)0.5990.74140(11.05)36(9.55)0.6110.737
 3 meals per day537(81.36)334(79.52)316(87.29)336(89.12)
 ≥4 meals per day11(1.67)7(1.67)6(1.66)5(1.33)
Taking activities
 No366(55.45)237(56.43)0.0990.753171(47.24)170(45.09)0.3420.559
 Yes294(44.55)183(43.57)191(52.76)207(54.91)
Ever been in major accidental injury
 No610(92.42)393(93.57)0.5100.475333(91.99)354(93.90)1.0300.310
 Yes50(7.58)27(6.43)29(8.01)23(6.10)
Having regular physical exercises
 No physical exercise417(63.18)286(68.10)4.3490.114223(61.60)231(61.27)0.8400.657
 Less than regular physical exercises133(20.15)64(15.24)62(17.13)73(19.36)
 Regular physical exercises110(16.67)70(16.67)77(21.27)73(19.36)
History of CVD
 No561(85.00)356(84.76)<0.0010.985293(80.94)293(77.72)0.9790.322
 Yes99(15.00)64(15.24)69(19.06)84(22.28)
History of liver diseases
 No640(96.97)407(96.90)0.0040.952342(94.48)365(96.82)1.9120.167
 Yes20(3.03)13(3.10)20(5.52)12(3.18)
Antilipidemic medication
 No641(97.12)398(94.76)3.9120.048329(90.88)323(85.68)4.8220.028
 Yes19(2.88)22(5.24)33(9.12)54(14.32)
Anti-diabetic medication
 No644(97.58)406(96.67)0.7850.375343(94.75)335(88.86)8.4660.004
 Yes16(2.42)14(3.33)19(5.25)42(11.14)
Anti-hypertensive therapy
 No660(100.00)349(83.10)116.690<0.001362(100.00)324(85.94)52.732<0.001
 Yes0(0.00)71(16.90)0(0.00)53(14.06)
Fasting plasma glucose(mg/dl)107.94±38.43112.33±38.69-1.8160.070111.30±31.47123.61±54.14-3.727<0.001
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)121.38±33.16121.89±36.31-0.2350.814126.38±37.50129.47±41.91-1.0460.296
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)56.09±15.4354.71±15.291.4290.15347.60±12.3346.48±13.091.1830.237
eGFR(ml/min/1.73m2)77.62±15.2672.13±17.035.486<0.00178.07±15.9775.73±16.731.9350.053
Serum uric acid(mg/dl)3.92±1.104.17±1.16-3.510<0.0014.30±1.124.46±1.21-1.9500.052
Systolic blood pressure(mmHg)120.81±12.07159.88±17.31-20.347<0.001123.15±10.88161.97±35.55-17.786<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg)69.57±8.8282.44±11.75-43.348<0.00171.98±8.3985.32±11.53-19.691<0.001
Body mass index(kg/m2)20.6±2.2020.85±2.19-1.7960.07326.97±2.9227.43±3.84-1.8100.071
Triglycerides (mg/dl)119.69±73.83130.67±83.99-2.2430.025150.58±87.77174.89±122.44-3.0670.002