31 March 2022 : Database Analysis
Blood Pressure Trajectory and Its Influencing Factors in Chinese Adults: A Cohort Study with Long-Term Follow-Up
Chaoyong Yao1ABCDEF*, Zhibao Wei1BCDDOI: 10.12659/MSM.934886
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e934886
Table 1 Characteristics of all included participants.
| Variables | Total (n=749) |
|---|---|
| Age (years), n (%) | |
| <30 | 188 (25.10) |
| 30–39 | 371 (49.53) |
| ≥40 | 190 (25.37) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 275 (36.72) |
| Female | 474 (63.28) |
| BMI (kg/m), n (%) | |
| Non-overweight-obesity (<24.0) | 653 (87.18) |
| Overweight-obesity (≥24.0) | 96 (12.82) |
| Waist-hip ratio, n (%) | |
| Normal (male <0.9, female <0.85) | 591 (78.91) |
| Central obesity (male ≥0.9, female ≥0.85) | 158 (21.09) |
| Education level, n (%) | |
| Illiteracy | 304 (40.59) |
| Primary school | 198 (26.44) |
| Middle school | 175 (23.36) |
| High school or above | 72 (9.61) |
| Smoking, n (%) | |
| No | 544 (72.63) |
| Yes | 205 (27.37) |
| Alcohol consumption, n (%) | |
| No | 546 (72.90) |
| Yes | 203 (27.10) |
| Region, n (%) | |
| East | 298 (39.79) |
| Center | 328 (43.79) |
| West | 123 (16.42) |
| Type of residence, n (%) | |
| Rural | 149 (19.89) |
| Urban | 600 (80.11) |
| SBP trajectory groups, n (%) | |
| SBP-Group 1 | 267 (35.65) |
| SBP-Group 2 | 375 (50.07) |
| SBP-Group 3 | 107 (14.29) |
| DBP trajectory groups, n (%) | |
| DBP-Group 1 | 305 (40.72) |
| DBP-Group 2 | 366 (48.87) |
| DBP-Group 3 | 78 (10.41) |
| BMI – body mass index; SBP – systolic blood pressure; DBP – diastolic blood pressure; SBP-Group 1 – low initial BP and slight rise; SBP-Group 2 – low initial BP and moderate rise; SBP-Group 3 – high initial BP and high rise; DBP-Group 1 – low initial BP and slight rise; DBP-Group 2 – high initial BP and slight rise; DBP-Group 3 – high initial BP and high rise. | |