Why the study?
The study was conducted to determine the association between BMI, lipids, and hypertension subtypes in U.S. and Indian adults.
Does obese BMI increase the risk of specific hypertension subtypes in U.S. and Indian adults?
Does obese BMI increase the risk of specific hypertension subtypes in U.S. and Indian adults?
Obese BMI is strongly associated with isolated diastolic hypertension in both U.S. and Indian adults.
IDH screening may be considered in obese adults; extends cross-national associations but remains hypothesis-generating.
The purpose of this cross-sectional, secondary analysis was to determine the association between BMI & lipids and hypertension subtype in U.S. and Indian adults. Obese BMI was significantly associated with isolated diastolic hypertension (IDH) compared to low/normal BMI (relative risk ratio [95% CI]; U.S.: 4.33 [2.88,6.52]; India: 2.51 [2.41,2.60]). Furthermore, BMI was more strongly associated with IDH than other hypertension subtypes in U.S. and non-obese Indian adults. In obese Indian adults, we observed higher odds of isolated systolic hypertension until the 6th decade, and systo-diastolic hypertension thereafter. Triglyceride levels were associated with IDH in U.S. adults (1.94 [1.43,2.63]).
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