Research Article

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

Table 6

Age-adjusted relationship between various characteristics and blood pressure status of participants categorized by BMI in male (N=1810).

VariablesBMI<24(n=1296)BMI≥24 (n=514)
Systolic blood pressure
partial r(P-value)
Diastolic blood pressure
partial r(P-value)
Systolic blood pressure
partial r(P-value)
Diastolic blood pressure
partial r(P-value)

Education(0= Illiterate, 1= Less than elementary school, 2= High school, 3= Above vocational school)-0.024(0.392)0.013(0.647)-0.009(0.848)-0.042(0.344)
Marital status(0= Single,1= Married)-0.105(<0.001)-0.092(0.001)0.011(0.807)-0.011(0.798)
Current residence(0= Rural,1= Urban)0.044(0.117)0.032(0.249)0.113(0.011)0.059(0.187)
Smoke(0= NO,1= Former smoke,2= Current smoke)0.06(0.033)0.009(0.752)0.066(0.140)0.016(0.727)
Drinking(0= NO,1= Less than once a month,2= More than once a month)0.015(0.602)0.020(0.480)-0.066(0.139)-0.003(0.944)
Eating meals(0= ≤2 meals per day,1=3 meals per day,2= ≥4 meals per day)-0.061(0.031)-0.083(0.003)-0.014(0.759)-0.056(0.21)
Taking activities(0= No,1= Yes)0.014(0.623)0.031(0.268)0.091(0.040)0.118(0.008)
Ever been in major accidental injury(0= No,1= Yes)-0.028(0.320)-0.019(0.505)-0.035(0.429)-0.007(0.871)
Having regular physical exercises(0= No physical exercise,1= Less than regular physical exercises,2= Regular physical exercises)0.034(0.23)0.006(0.833)0.011(0.803)0.011(0.814)
History of CVD(0= No,1= Yes)0.019(0.497)0.028(0.327)-0.009(0.833)0.008(0.854)
History of liver diseases(0= No,1= Yes)0.009(0.760)0.013(0.631)-0.023(0.613)0.028(0.526)
Antilipidemic medication(0= No,1= Yes)-0.008(0.787)0.019(0.504)0.002(0.973)0.027(0.546)
Anti-diabetic medication(0= No,1= Yes)0.002(0.955)0.007(0.806)0.043(0.339)-0.012(0.796)
Anti-hypertensive therapy(0= No,1= Yes)0.140(<0.001)0.109(<0.001)0.047(0.291)0.127(0.004)
Fasting plasma glucose(mg/dl)0.075(0.007)0.046(0.098)0.068(0.126)0.065(0.147)
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)0.063(0.024)0.052(0.067)0.063(0.157)0.024(0.585)
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)-0.005(0.848)0.005(0.870)-0.042(0.344)-0.003(0.942)
eGFR(ml/min/1.73m2)-0.076(0.007)-0.043(0.124)-0.157(<0.001)-0.107(0.016)
Serum uric acid(mg/dl)0.108(<0.001)0.06(0.032)0.056(0.212)0.067(0.130)
Body mass index(kg/m2)0.121(<0.001)0.093(0.001)0.062(0.163)0.048(0.279)
Triglycerides (mg/dl)0.069(0.014)0.058(0.04)0.074(0.097)0.047(0.288)