Table 4.
Standardized odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of obesity indices for hypertension by age and gender
| Age group (years) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60–69 | 70–91 | |
| Men | ||||||
| PBF z-score | ||||||
| Crude OR |
1.47** (1.13–1.91) |
1.73*** (1.47–2.05) |
1.86*** (1.54–2.25) |
1.43*** (1.19–1.70) |
1.82*** (1.48–2.25) |
1.41** (1.09–1.81) |
| Adjusted OR |
1.47** (1.10–1.94) |
1.76*** (1.48–2.10) |
1.83*** (1.51–2.23) |
1.37** (1.14–1.65) |
1.11** (1.03–1.20) |
1.43* (1.09–1.88) |
| VFA z-score | ||||||
| Crude OR |
1.35* (1.06–1.73) |
1.74*** (1.49–2.03) |
1.83*** (1.52–2.20) |
1.45*** (1.21–1.73) |
1.62*** (1.33–1.98) |
1.38* (1.07–1.78) |
| Adjusted OR |
1.32* (1.01–1.71) |
1.75*** (1.48–2.06) |
1.73*** (1.43–2.10) |
1.37*** (1.14–1.66) |
1.55*** (1.25–1.93) |
1.37* (1.04–1.81) |
| BMI z-score | ||||||
| Crude OR |
1.45** (1.13–1.86) |
1.69*** (1.45–1.98) |
1.99*** (1.63–2.42) |
1.48*** (1.23–1.78) |
1.91*** (1.54–2.38) |
1.49** (1.14–1.95) |
| Adjusted OR |
1.40* (1.07–1.84) |
1.67*** (1.42–1.96) |
1.94*** (1.58–2.38) |
1.44*** (1.19–1.74) |
1.92*** (1.52–2.44) |
1.45* (1.08–1.94) |
| WHR z-core | ||||||
| Crude OR |
1.34* (1.05–1.71) |
1.76*** (1.50–2.06) |
2.01*** (1.67–2.43) |
1.53*** (1.28–1.84) |
1.76*** (1.43–2.17) |
1.50** (1.16–1.93) |
| Adjusted OR |
1.29 (0.99–1.68) |
1.72*** (1.46–2.03) |
1.89*** (1.56–2.30) |
1.47*** (1.21–1.79) |
1.77*** (1.41–2.22) |
1.53** (1.16–2.03) |
| Women | ||||||
| PBF z-score | ||||||
| Crude OR |
1.20 (0.86–1.68) |
1.34** (1.10–1.63) |
1.77*** (1.47–2.13) |
1.29** (1.11–1.51) |
1.39*** (1.17–1.65) |
1.45* (1.08–1.94) |
| Adjusted OR |
1.16 (0.81–1.65) |
1.35** (1.09–1.67) |
1.73*** (1.42–2.10) |
1.29** (1.10–1.52) |
1.16** (1.08–1.25) |
1.49* (1.09–2.03) |
| VFA z-score | ||||||
| Crude OR |
1.46** (1.10–1.93) |
1.45*** (1.22–1.72) |
1.64*** (1.40–1.93) |
1.43*** (1.24–1.66) |
1.52*** (1.27–1.82) |
1.43* (1.06–1.94) |
| Adjusted OR |
1.39* (1.01–1.90) |
1.44*** (1.20–1.74) |
1.64*** (1.38–1.94) |
1.45*** (1.24–1.69) |
1.47*** (1.22–1.77) |
1.48* (1.07–2.06) |
| BMI z-score | ||||||
| Crude OR |
1.44** (1.09–1.89) |
1.36** (1.14–1.62) |
1.73*** (1.47–2.04) |
1.47*** (1.26–1.71) |
1.72*** (1.43–2.07) |
1.60** (1.17–2.20) |
| Adjusted OR |
1.39* (1.04–1.88) |
1.36** (1.12–1.65) |
1.73*** (1.46–2.06) |
1.46*** (1.25–1.71) |
1.68*** (1.38–2.05) |
1.68** (1.21–2.34) |
| WHR z-core | ||||||
| Crude OR |
1.55** (1.16–2.06) |
1.43*** (1.18–1.72) |
1.84*** (1.53–2.22) |
1.33** (1.15–1.55) |
1.35** (1.14–1.60) |
1.38* (1.02–1.85) |
| Adjusted OR |
1.45* (1.04–2.02) |
1.37** (1.12–1.68) |
1.78*** (1.46–2.17) |
1.33** (1.14–1.56) |
1.37** (1.13–1.65) |
1.49* (1.07–2.07) |
Adjusted for age, marital status, ethnicity, education, occupation, smoking, alcohol drinking, physical exercise and family history of hypertension
PBF percentage body fat, VFA visceral fat area, BMI body mass index, WHR waist-hip ratio
Symbols denote significant of ORs (⁎P < 0.05; ⁎⁎P < 0.01; ⁎⁎⁎P < 0.0001)