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Hypertension, BMI, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
- Source :
- Open Medicine, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 149-155 (2021), Open Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- De Gruyter, 2021.
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Abstract
- Hypertension is associated with body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (CCDs). Whether hypertension modifies the relationship between BMI and CCDs is still unclear. We examined the association between BMI and CCDs and tested whether effect measure modification was present by hypertension. We identified a population-based sample of 3,942 participants in Shuncheng, Fushun, Liaoning, China. Hypertension was defined as any past use of antihypertensive medication or having a measured systolic/diastolic blood pressure ≥130/80 mm Hg. BMI was calculated from measured body weight and body height. Data on diagnosed CCDs were self-reported and validated in the medical records. We used logistic regression models to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for associations between BMI and CCDs. Higher BMI was associated with increased odds of having CCDs (OR = 1.19, 95% CI: 1.07–1.31). This association was significantly modified by hypertension (P for interaction P for interaction >0.10). Although higher BMI was associated with increased odds of CCDs, the relationship was mainly limited to hypertensive patients.
- Subjects :
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hypertension
Population
body mass index
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Logistic regression
Odds
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0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
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business.industry
Medical record
General Medicine
Odds ratio
Confidence interval
Blood pressure
cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
business
Body mass index
Research Article
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23915463
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Open Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4f719c5cf26eedbcf7e064cb328991d9