Research Article

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

Table 5

Characteristics of participants categorized by age in male and female (N=3629).

Male(n=1810) Female(n=1819)
VariablesAge <68 years (n=807)Age≥68 years (n=1003)t/χ2PAge <68 years (n=887)Age≥68 years (n=932)t/χ2P

Education
 Illiterate94(11.65)278(27.72)73.763<0.001409(46.11)634(68.03)94.734<0.001
 Less than elementary school652(80.79)647(64.51)457(51.52)273(29.29)
 High school16(1.98)16(1.60)8(0.90)7(0.75)
 Above vocational school45(5.58)62(6.18)13(1.47)18(1.93)
Marital status
 Single69(8.55)182(18.15)34.471<0.001138(15.56)405(43.45)168.901<0.001
 Married738(91.45)821(81.85)749(84.44)527(56.55)
Current residence
 Rural538(66.67)683(68.10)0.4160.519580(65.39)574(61.59)2.8310.092
 Urban269(33.33)320(31.90)307(34.61)358(38.41)
Smoke
 NO201(24.91)275(27.42)10.4540.005791(89.18)812(87.12)13.5840.001
 Former smoke145(17.97)228(22.73)15(1.69)44(4.72)
 Current smoke461(57.13)500(49.85)81(9.13)76(8.15)
Drinking
 NO366(45.35)559(55.73)19.444<0.001777(87.6)824(88.41)1.0950.578
 Less than once a month79(9.79)75(7.48)41(4.62)34(3.65)
 More than once a month362(44.86)369(36.79)69(7.78)74(7.94)
Eating meals
 ≤2 meals per day107(13.26)151(15.05)1.6870.430119(13.42)148(15.88)2.5860.275
 3 meals per day686(85.01)839(83.65)752(84.78)771(82.73)
 ≥4 meals per day14(1.73)13(1.3)16(1.8)13(1.39)
Taking activities
 No412(51.05)537(53.54)1.1080.292448(50.51)496(53.22)1.3390.247
 Yes395(48.95)466(46.46)439(49.49)436(46.78)
Ever been in major accidental injury
 No723(89.59)886(88.33)0.7150.398825(93.01)865(92.81)0.0270.869
 Yes84(10.41)117(11.67)62(6.99)67(7.19)
Having regular physical exercises
 No physical exercise509(63.07)630(62.81)3.8420.146530(59.75)627(67.27)11.2030.004
 Less than regular physical exercises148(18.34)157(15.65)181(20.41)151(16.2)
 Regular physical exercises150(18.59)216(21.54)176(19.84)154(16.52)
History of CVD
 No712(88.23)841(83.85)6.9020.009741(83.54)762(81.76)0.9770.323
 Yes95(11.77)162(16.15)146(16.46)170(18.24)
History of liver diseases
 No769(95.29)969(96.61)2.1540.142858(96.73)896(96.14)0.4500.503
 Yes38(4.71)34(3.39)29(3.27)36(3.86)
Antilipidemic medication
 No759(94.05)968(96.51)6.1770.013811(91.43)880(94.42)6.2060.013
 Yes48(5.95)35(3.49)76(8.57)52(5.58)
Anti-diabetic medication
 No769(95.29)964(96.11)0.7390.390838(94.48)890(95.49)0.9110.320
 Yes38(4.71)39(3.89)49(5.52)42(4.51)
Anti-hypertensive therapy
 No755(93.56)940(93.72)0.0020.888823(92.78)872(93.56)0.4330.511
 Yes52(6.44)63(6.28)64(7.22)60(6.44)
Fasting plasma glucose(mg/dl)113.22±40.77109.94±34.061.8640.062112.89±44.91113.09±38.18-0.1040.917
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)113.49±35.56111.15±31.421.4890.137123.2±36.32125.00±37.35-1.0410.298
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)50.53±15.852.53±16.252.6330.00951.62±14.6152.5±15.33-1.2520.211
eGFR(ml/min/1.73m2)81.50±14.5269.24±15.8816.964<0.00182.21±14.669.97±15.6817.211<0.001
Serum uric acid(mg/dl)4.97±1.285.14±1.35-2.6820.0074.08±1.134.26±1.19-3.3500.001
Systolic blood pressure(mmHg)132±21.28136.32±26.41-3.748<0.001134.43±25.74143.46±29.58-6.885<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg)77.38±12.5274.33±12.965.036<0.00176.83±12.375.95±11.981.5340.252
Body mass index(kg/m2)23.06±3.6121.88±3.706.853<0.00123.78±3.8622.90±4.514.428<0.001
Triglycerides (mg/dl)121.17±99.74106.04±67.083.843<0.001142.91±90.84137.51±97.131.2230.222