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The Investigation of Sex Differences in the Effect of Body Mass Index
Joint Authors
Xiao, Xiang
Wang, Weihua
Sa, Rina
Qiu, Lin
Liu, Feng
Source
International Journal of Hypertension
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-04-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Although many researches regarding risk factors for hypertension have been reported, little information is known about the effect of BMI on the prevalence of hypertension considering sex differences.
The aim of this study was to examine the sex difference in the prevalence of hypertension with the predicting indicator BMI.
A total number of 6330 subjects in Shaanxi were examined using multivariable logistic regression to study the relationship between genders in different levels of BMI and prevalence of hypertension.
Overall, females had a higher prevalence of hypertension than males, being 28.36% and 21.55%, respectively.
The mean of blood pressure and the prevalence of hypertension increased as BMI getting larger.
The result of multivariable logistic regression showed that obese and overweight males had higher risk of getting hypertension than their female counterparts.
Further prevention of hypertension should be focused on obese and overweight males more than females and examining the mechanism of how sex differences influence the prevalence of hypertension.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Xiao, Xiang& Wang, Weihua& Sa, Rina& Qiu, Lin& Liu, Feng. 2019. The Investigation of Sex Differences in the Effect of Body Mass Index. International Journal of Hypertension،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1165961
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Xiao, Xiang…[et al.]. The Investigation of Sex Differences in the Effect of Body Mass Index. International Journal of Hypertension No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1165961
American Medical Association (AMA)
Xiao, Xiang& Wang, Weihua& Sa, Rina& Qiu, Lin& Liu, Feng. The Investigation of Sex Differences in the Effect of Body Mass Index. International Journal of Hypertension. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1165961
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1165961