Diverse associations between adiposity and blood pressure among 80,000 multi-ethnic Chinese adults

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  Fig. 1. Flow chart of the analysis sample in the study. WC: waist circumference, HC: hip circumference

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  Fig. 2. Sex-specific associations between BMI and SBP for the three populations, before and after adjustment for WC. The means of SBP were calculated for each sex-specific decile of BMI, with (a) adjustment for age, education and area; and (b) additional adjustment for waist circumference (as a continuous variable). H-Y: Han ethnic in Yunnan, T-L: Tibetans in Lhasa, O-S: other seven ethics

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  Fig. 3. Sex-specific associations between WC and SBP for the three populations, before and after adjustment for BMI. The means of SBP were calculated for each sex-specific decile of WC, with (a) adjustment for age, education and area; and (b) additional adjustment for BMI (as a continuous variable). H-Y: Han ethnic in Yunnan, T-L: Tibetans in Lhasa, O-S: other seven ethics

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  Fig. 4. Higher SBP per standard deviation of each adiposity measure both in men and women. The differences in SBP per 1 SD of each adiposity measure were calculated, with SBP regressed on level of each adiposity measure as a continuous variable. Adjustment for covariates is as above. Closed squares represent the mean differences in SBP with size inversely proportional to the standerd deviation of the SBP. Horizontal lines represent the corresponding 95% CIs. H-Y: Han ethnic in Yunnan, T-L: Tibetans in Lhasa, O-S: other seven ethics

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  Fig. 5. Higher SBP for each 10 kg/m2 BMI increase in different subgroups. Adjusted for age, area, education, and sex as appropriate

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  Fig. 6. Higher SBP for each 10 cm WC increase in different subgroups. Adjusted for age, area, education, and sex as appropriate