Research Article

How Much Hypertension is Attributed to Overweight, Obesity, and Hyperglycemia Using Adjusted Population Attributable Risk in Adults?

Table 2

Adjusted population attributable risk and 95% confidence interval of HBP due to overweight, obesity, impaired blood sugar, and HBG, and estimated odds ratios for HBP among over 30-year-old population by sex groups.

Risk factorMale +30Female +30
Odds ratioa ( value)PAR%a (95%CI)bOdds ratioa ( value)PAR%a (95%CI)b

BMI ≥ 302.6 (<0.001)27 (−92, 72)2.1 (<0.001)19 (−56, 58)
BMI (25–29.9)3 (<0.001)17 (−87, 63)2.2 (<0.001)9 (−43, 41)
FBS ≥ 1262.9 (<0.001)41 (−25, 90)2.5 (<0.001)37 (−12, 82)
FBS (110–125.9)2.4 (<0.001)30 (−17, 82)2.1 (<0.001)24 (−98, 71)
BMI ≥ 30 & FBS ≥ 1265.5 (<0.001)59 (−29, 95)3.2 (<0.001)46 (−20, 90)

aEffect sizes adjusted for age, weight groups, and blood sugar groups; bCI calculated on the log (1-AF) scale.