Key result
General and central obesity were key determinants of prehypertension (34% prevalence), with BMI increasing risk in men (OR 1.106) and waist circumference increasing risk in women (OR 1.031).
Why the study?
What is the prevalence and what are the determinants of prehypertension in the Taiwanese general population?
Population
2,225 adults, aged 18-96 years, from the Taiwanese general population
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May guide sex-specific obesity screening for prehypertension in Taiwan; extends cross-sectional data but leaves causal links open.
Cross-Sectional (n=2,225)
Yes
What is the prevalence and what are the determinants of prehypertension in the Taiwanese general population?
Odds Ratio: 1.106 (95% CI 1.051–1.165)
Prehypertension affects approximately one-third of Taiwanese adults, with general obesity driving risk in men and central obesity with elevated triglycerides driving risk in women.
Tsai et al. (2005) conducted a cross-sectional in Prehypertension (n=2,225). General and central obesity was evaluated on Prehypertension status (OR 1.106, 95% CI 1.051-1.165). General and central obesity were key determinants of prehypertension (34% prevalence), with BMI increasing risk in men (OR 1.106) and waist circumference increasing risk in women (OR 1.031).
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