December 1, 1994Journal of Hypertension
Body mass index and blood pressure in Korean men and women
Why the study?
Is there an association between body mass index and blood pressure in a lean Korean population?
Population
22,354 individuals aged > 30 years in Korea, selected through cluster sampling from 190 out of 154,082…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Overview
Linear BMI-BP link extends to lean adults; hypothesis-generating for weight interventions in non-obese hypertension.
Key Points
- The study aims to explore the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure specifically in a lean population.
- Cluster sampling of individuals aged over 30 years across 190 districts.
- Measurements of blood pressure and BMI taken from 22,354 eligible individuals.
- BMI for males was 22.8 ± 2.7 kg/m2 and for females was 23.4 ± 3.2 kg/m2.
- In the BMI range of 25-31 kg/m2, each unit increase in BMI was linked to a 1.0 mmHg increase in diastolic blood pressure.
- In the BMI range of 16-25 kg/m2, each unit increase in BMI was associated with a 0.89 mmHg increase in diastolic blood pressure.
Structured PICO
Is there an association between body mass index and blood pressure in a lean Korean population?
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Population
22,354 individuals aged > 30 years in Korea, selected through cluster sampling from 190 out of 154,082 districts.
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Outcome
Relationship between body mass index (BMI) and systolic and diastolic blood pressuresurrogate
A strong, almost linear association exists between BMI and blood pressure in both lean and obese subjects.
Cite This Study
Jones et al. (1994) studied this question.