Key result
Elevated body fat percentage significantly increased the 10-year risk of incident hypertension, with the highest quintile yielding an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.82 in men compared to the lowest.
Why the study?
There was limited information regarding the influence of body fat percentage on incident hypertension.
Does higher body fat percentage increase the risk of incident hypertension in non-hypertensive individuals?
Population
4864 non-hypertensive participants from the Korean genome epidemiology study (KoGES)
Comparison
Body fat percentage quintile groups
Design
Cohort study
Follow-up
10 years
Authors
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May refine hypertension risk stratification beyond BMI; extends observational data but leaves open causal inference and prevention trials.
Cohort (n=4,864)
Yes
Does higher body fat percentage increase the risk of incident hypertension in non-hypertensive individuals?
Hazard Ratio: 1.82 (95% CI 1.4–2.36)
Higher body fat percentage is independently associated with an increased risk of incident hypertension, even in individuals with normal BMI or waist circumference.
Park et al. (2019) conducted a cohort in Hypertension (n=4,864). Body fat percentage vs. Lowest quintile of body fat percentage was evaluated on Incident hypertension (HR 1.82, 95% CI 1.40-2.36). Elevated body fat percentage significantly increased the 10-year risk of incident hypertension, with the highest quintile yielding an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.82 in men compared to the lowest.
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