Research Article

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

Table 8

Relationship between various characteristics and blood pressure status of participants categorized by age in male (N=1810).

VariablesAge <68 years
(n=807)
Age≥68 years
(n=1003)
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)

Age0.052(0.146)-0.011(0.763)0.05(0.116)-0.096(0.002)
Education(0= Illiterate, 1= Less than elementary school, 2= High school, 3= Above vocational school)0.013(0.720)-0.016(0.646)-0.019(0.544)0.043(0.173)
Marital status(0= Single,1= Married)-0.064(0.070)-0.086(0.015)-0.074(0.020)-0.033(0.295)
Current residence(0= Rural,1= Urban)0.072(0.042)0.039(0.274)0.102(0.001)0.096(0.003)
Smoke(0= NO,1= Former smoke,2= Current smoke)0.018(0.616)0.017(0.633)0.042(0.184)-0.023(0.462)
Drinking(0= NO,1= Less than once a month,2= More than once a month)-0.028(0.425)-0.015(0.679)-0.006(0.856)0.037(0.244)
Eating meals(0= ≤2 meals per day,1=3 meals per day,2= ≥4 meals per day)-0.065(0.067)-0.098(0.006)-0.026(0.420)-0.050(0.114)
Taking activities(0= No,1= Yes)-0.036(0.315)-0.040(0.255)0.022(0.495)0.042(0.189)
Ever been in major accidental injury(0= No,1= Yes)-0.044(0.212)-0.053(0.137)-0.026(0.416)-0.001(0.975)
Having regular physical exercises(0= No physical exercise,1= Less than regular physical exercises,2= Regular physical exercises)-0.001(0.987)-0.005(0.89)0.046(0.147)0.022(0.489)
History of CVD(0= No,1= Yes)0.055(0.123)0.06(0.089)0.009(0.786)0.027(0.396)
History of liver diseases(0= No,1= Yes)-0.033(0.357)-0.019(0.598)0.024(0.448)0.056(0.078)
Antilipidemic medication(0= No,1= Yes)0.060(0.092)0.06(0.088)-0.018(0.561)0.021(0.502)
Anti-diabetic medication(0= No,1= Yes)0.038(0.281)-0.002(0.945)0.041(0.198)0.045(0.157)
Anti-hypertensive therapy(0= No,1= Yes)0.131(<0.001)0.122(0.001)0.103(0.001)0.118(<0.001)
Fasting plasma glucose(mg/dl)0.122(0.001)0.092(0.009)0.069(0.031)0.048(0.131)
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)0.096(0.007)0.067(0.056)0.061(0.054)0.054(0.087)
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)-0.102(0.004)-0.077(0.028)-0.049(0.122)-0.026(0.405)
eGFR(ml/min/1.73m2)-0.119(0.001)-0.084(0.017)-0.117(<0.001)-0.016(0.618)
Serum uric acid(mg/dl)0.143(<0.001)0.122(0.001)0.104(0.001)0.049(0.123)
Body mass index(kg/m2)0.252(<0.001)0.218(<0.001)0.146(<0.001)0.140(<0.001)
Triglycerides (mg/dl)0.091(0.010)0.091(0.010)0.105(0.001)0.083(0.009)