Open AccessAssociation between pulse pressure and body mass index in hypertensive and normotensive populations in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V, 2010–2012
Author(s) -
Kang Min Gyu,
Kim KyeHwan,
Koh JinSin,
Park Jeong Rang,
Hwang SeokJae,
Hwang JinYong,
Ahn Jong Hwa,
Jang Jeong Yoon,
Jeong YoungHoon,
Kwak Choong Hwan,
Park Hyun Woong
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of clinical hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1751-7176
pISSN - 1524-6175
DOI - 10.1111/jch.12935
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , concordance , blood pressure , national health and nutrition examination survey , cohort , pulse pressure , disease , demography , population , environmental health , sociology
The authors conducted a national cross‐sectional cohort study to evaluate the associations between pulse pressure ( PP ) and body mass index ( BMI ) and sex, according to blood pressure ( BP ) status. A total of 18 812 patients without a history of antihypertensive medication and cardiovascular disease were selected. There was good concordance between PP and the selected cardiovascular risk factors. PP increased with high BMI among patients with normal BP , but decreased with high BMI among patients with hypertension ( HTN ). BMI (ß, −0.260; SE , 0.039 [ P <.001]) and male sex (ß, −4.727; SE , 1.100 [ P <.001]) were negatively correlated with PP in a multivariate model adjusted for several risk factors in patients with HTN . In conclusion, PP was negatively correlated with BMI in patients with HTN , which may explain the higher cardiovascular risk in lean persons and women with HTN .