Research Article

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

Table 7

Age-adjusted relationship between various characteristics and blood pressure status of participants categorized by BMI in female (N=1819).

VariablesBMI<24 (n=1080)BMI≥24 (n=739)
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)-0.053(0.086)-0.07(0.024)-0.002(0.957)-0.041(0.270)
Marital status(0= Single,1= Married)-0.097(0.002)-0.077(0.012)-0.066(0.076)-0.015(0.687)
Current residence(0= Rural,1= Urban)-0.01(0.745)-0.039(0.211)0.039(0.294)0.035(0.344)
Smoke(0= NO,1= Former smoke,2= Current smoke)0.035(0.255)0.021(0.503)-0.025(0.508)0.007(0.844)
Drinking(0= NO,1= Less than once a month,2= More than once a month)-0.016(0.608)0.015(0.630)-0.022(0.549)-0.02(0.584)
Eating meals(0= ≤2 meals per day,1=3 meals per day,2= ≥4 meals per day)-0.021(0.505)-0.075(0.015)-0.026(0.483)-0.069(0.064)
Taking activities(0= No,1= Yes)-0.036(0.251)-0.034(0.266)0.027(0.474)0.027(0.472)
Ever been in major accidental injury(0= No,1= Yes)-0.01(0.745)0.014(0.640)-0.041(0.274)-0.042(0.259)
Having regular physical exercises(0= No physical exercise,1= Less than regular physical exercises,2= Regular physical exercises)-0.008(0.799)-0.008(0.803)-0.015(0.692)0.031(0.401)
History of CVD(0= No,1= Yes)0.036(0.239)0.001(0.986)-0.014(0.700)-0.021(0.582)
History of liver diseases(0= No,1= Yes)0.005(0.868)0.003(0.934)-0.047(0.213)-0.103(0.006)
Antilipidemic medication(0= No,1= Yes)0.065(0.034)0.054(0.082)0.054(0.151)0.032(0.399)
Anti-diabetic medication(0= No,1= Yes)0.013(0.686)-0.029(0.356)0.122(0.001)0.046(0.214)
Anti-hypertensive therapy(0= No,1= Yes)0.110(<0.001)0.037(0.029)0.128(<0.001)0.102(<0.001)
Fasting plasma glucose(mg/dl)0.049(0.115)0.043(0.161)0.021(0.577)0.158(<0.001)
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)0.028(0.362)0.011(0.725)0.049(0.189)-0.005(0.886)
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)-0.087(0.005)-0.06(0.051)-0.039(0.293)-0.050(0.184)
eGFR(ml/min/1.73m2)-0.069(0.025)-0.045(0.147)0.067(0.075)0.020(0.600)
Serum uric acid(mg/dl)0.126(<0.001)0.074(0.016)-0.018(0.627)0.011(0.764)
Body mass index(kg/m2)0.105(0.001)0.093(0.002)0.021(0.583)0.075(0.045)
Triglycerides (mg/dl)0.123(<0.001)0.091(0.003)0.046(0.218)0.097(0.010)