Research Article

Association of Obesity and Hypertension: A Cohort Study in China

Table 2

The prevalence of three types of obesity and hypertension.

Outcomes (%)1993 (n = 6583)1997 (n = 7363)2000 (n = 8061)2004 (n = 8212)2006 (n = 8020)2009 (n = 8318)2011 (n = 11059)2015 (n = 9128)

I. General obesity1370 (20.81)1925 (26.14)2592 (32.15)2889 (35.18)2965 (36.97)3333 (40.07)5001 (45.22)4616 (50.57)
Male536 (17.24)828 (23.12)1170 (30.43)1374 (33.78)1445 (36.62)1677 (41.30)2485 (46.91)2241 (53.32)
Female834 (24.01)1097 (29.01)1422 (33.73)1515 (36.55)1520 (37.31)1656 (38.90)2516 (43.67)2375 (48.22)
Age18–35 years397 (24.82)562 (31.13)602 (37.46)520 (38.91)458 (39.96)471 (43.29)709 (47.39)559 (52.28)
Age 36–50 years585 (28.14)814 (33.29)1211 (38.91)1309 (41.09)1334 (42.03)1435 (44.65)2019 (49.93)1708 (54.31)
Age51–65 years388 (20.81)549 (26.14)779 (32.15)1060 (35.18)1173 (36.97)1427 (40.07)2273 (45.22)2349 (50.57)

II. Central obesity1266 (19.23)1815 (24.65)2535 (31.45)3063 (37.30)3153 (39.31)3793 (45.60)5657 (51.15)5125 (56.15)
Male460 (14.80)783 (21.86)1149 (29.88)1423 (34.99)1476 (37.40)1779 (43.81)2703 (51.03)2383 (56.70)
Female806 (23.20)1032 (27.29)1386 (32.87)1640 (39.57)1677 (41.16)2014 (47.31)2954 (51.27)2742 (55.68)
Age 18–35 years310 (10.89)468 (15.10)520 (18.40)535 (23.59)473 (25.01)545 (30.16)790 (35.16)604 (39.32)
Age 36–50 years511 (21.68)766 (29.29)1157 (35.79)1304 (38.76)1342 (40.20)1481 (44.68)2228 (52.30)1762 (53.93)
Age 51–65 years445 (32.27)581 (35.23)858 (42.86)1224 (47.44)1338 (47.94)1767 (55.29)2639 (57.97)2759 (63.79)

III. NWCO1266 (27.20)1512 (30.73)1714 (34.37)1926 (39.45)1887 (40.59)1992 (44.16)2637 (47.19)2027 (49.07)
Male472 (20.39)600 (24.09)713 (29.03)847 (34.13)803 (34.70)841 (38.76)1140 (43.31)833 (45.97)
Female794 (33.93)912 (37.55)1001 (39.55)1079 (44.96)1084 (46.42)1151 (49.17)1497 (50.64)1194 (51.49)
Age 18–35 years405 (18.65)486 (21.31)459 (23.21)451 (28.95)351 (28.10)334 (29.32)479 (36.29)249 (30.44)
Age 36–50 years488 (29.72)596 (35.29)723 (37.77)770 (39.39)746 (39.26)721 (41.20)949 (44.68)662 (45.66)
Age 51–65 years373 (44.35)430 (45.26)532 (48.58)705 (51.50)790 (52.67)937 (57.77)1209 (56.39)1116 (59.90)

Hypertension863 (13.11)1204 (16.35)1418 (17.59)1580 (19.24)1540 (19.20)2042 (24.55)2626 (23.75)2934 (32.14)
Male462 (14.86)669 (18.68)763 (19.84)905 (22.25)869 (22.02)1112 (27.38)1417 (26.75)1559 (37.09)
Female401 (11.54)535 (14.15)655 (15.54)675 (16.28)671 (16.47)930 (21.85)1209 (20.98)1375 (27.92)
Age 18–35 years140 (4.92)204 (6.58)163 (5.77)141 (6.22)115 (6.08)124 (6.86)119 (5.30)147 (9.57)
Age 36–50 years290 (12.30)442 (16.90)533 (16.49)563 (16.74)543 (16.27)692 (20.87)786 (18.45)817 (25.01)
Age 51–65 years433 (31.40)558 (33.84)722 (36.06)876 (33.95)882 (31.60)1226 (38.36)1721 (37.81)1970 (45.55)

WC stands for waist circumference; NWCO stands for normal weight with central obesity.