Key result
A mild increase in body mass index (23.0-24.9 kg/m2) significantly increased the risk of prehypertension in a Japanese population, with an odds ratio of 1.47 in males and 1.67 in females.
Population
12,048 adults aged 18 to 90 years from the general population in 12 rural areas in Japan, participating in…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Mild BMI elevation associates with prehypertension in Japanese adults; hypothesis-generating for lower Asian thresholds, needs prospective confirmation.
Cross-Sectional (n=12,048)
Yes
Odds Ratio: 1.47 (95% CI 1.21–1.79)
p-value: p=<0.001
Prehypertension is highly prevalent (33%) in the Japanese general population and is strongly associated with mild increases in BMI (≥23.0 kg/m2), suggesting a lower BMI threshold for cardiovascular risk compared to Western populations.
Ishikawa et al. (2008) conducted a cross-sectional in Prehypertension (n=12,048). Mild increase in BMI (23.0-24.9 kg/m2) vs. BMI < 23.0 kg/m2 was evaluated on Prehypertension (SBP 120-139 mmHg and/or DBP 80-89 mmHg) (OR 1.47, 95% CI 1.21-1.79, p=<0.001). A mild increase in body mass index (23.0-24.9 kg/m2) significantly increased the risk of prehypertension in a Japanese population, with an odds ratio of 1.47 in males and 1.67 in females.
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