Key result
Higher BMI is linked to earlier hypertension onset, a relationship magnified ~2-fold by diabetes in women.
Why the study?
Obesity contributes to diabetes and hypertension risk, but how BMI's association with hypertension onset varies by sex and diabetes status is unclear.
Does body mass index affect the risk and age at onset of hypertension in men and women with and without diabetes?
Comparison
BMI association with hypertension onset by sex and diabetes status
Design
Cross-sectional study using retrospective national health data
Authors
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Higher BMI linked to earlier hypertension onset, amplified by diabetes especially in women; leaves open whether targeted weight control delays onset in diabetic patients.
Cross-Sectional (n=5,307)
Does body mass index affect the risk and age at onset of hypertension in men and women with and without diabetes?
p-value: p=<0.001
Higher BMI is associated with an earlier onset of hypertension, and pre-existing diabetes amplifies this effect particularly in women, narrowing sex-specific differences.
Channanath et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension and diabetes (n=5,307). Body mass index (BMI) was evaluated on Association between age at onset of hypertension and BMI (p=<0.001). Higher body mass index was inversely associated with age at hypertension onset, and pre-existing diabetes doubled the slope of this relationship in women (-0.39 vs -0.18 years per BMI unit; P<0.001).
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