Research Article
How Much Hypertension is Attributed to Overweight, Obesity, and Hyperglycemia Using Adjusted Population Attributable Risk in Adults?
Table 1
Characteristics of the study sample (n = 7612).
| | Variables | n (%) | Normotensive n = 6915a | Hypertensive n = 696a | value |
| | Gender | | | | | | Male | 3657 (48.1%) | 3387 | 270 (39%) | | | Female | 3954 (51.9%) | 3528 | 426 (61%) | <0.001 |
| | Age group (yr.) | | | | | | 30–39 | 2658 (35.1%) | 2608 | 50 (7%) | | | 40–49 | 2293 (30.3%) | 2173 | 120 (17%) | | | 50–59 | 1366 (18%) | 1190 | 176 (26%) | | | 60–69 | 675 (8.9%) | 507 | 168 (24%) | | | ≥70 | 583 (7.7%) | 405 | 178 (26%) | <0.001 |
| | Body mass index (kg/m2) | | | | | | Normal weight (18.5–24.9) | 2829 (37.5%) | 2638 | 149 (22%) | | | Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 2823 (37.4%) | 2566 | 257 (38%) | | | Obese 1 (≥30) | 1899 (25.1%) | 1623 | 275 (40%) | <0.001 |
| | Fasting blood sugar (mg/dl) | | | | | | Normal (<100) | 2691 (83.3%) | 2446 | 245 (65%) | | | Impaired fasting glucose (100–125) | 343 (10.6%) | 276 | 67 (18%) | | | Diabetes (≥126) | 198 (6.1%) | 132 | 66 (17%) | <0.001 |
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aThe sum of subgroups may be less than total because of missing data.
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