The association of overweight and obesity with hypertension among residents aged 35 years or older in Yuhuan county
10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2019.02.006
- Author:
Hong-yan XIE
1
;
Yun CHEN
;
Mei-fang SU
;
Song-tao LI
;
Xu-hua YING
;
Qing-wu JIANG
;
Chao-wei FU
Author Information
1. Telemedicine Center, Taizhou Central Hospital/Taizhou University Hospital, Taizhou 318000, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
Overweight;
Obesity;
Hypertension;
Prevalence
- From:
Chinese Journal of Disease Control & Prevention
2019;23(2):150-155
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among residents aged 35 years or older in Yuhuan county of Zhejiang Province and explore the associations of overweight and obesity with hypertension. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 124 693 permanent residents aged 35 years or older, who were randomly selected using cluster sampling method from Yuhuan county. Results The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 34.53% and 10.18% among subjects, respectively. The overweight prevalence for male (35.56%) was higher than that for female (33.66%), whereas the obesity prevalence for female (11.26%) was higher than that for male (8.90%) (all P<0.05). The multivariate analysis showed that age, education, occupation, regular physical exercise, smoking, drinking and high-salt diet were possible factors for overweight and obesity (all P<0.05). After adjustment for covariates, compared to participants with normal weight, the multivariate logistic regression indicated that the adjusted odds ratio (OR) and their 95% confidential interval of overweight and obesity were 2.02 (95% CI:1.93-2.11) and 3.83 (95% CI:3.57-4.10) for hypertension in men, and were 1.94(95% CI:1.86-2.02)and 3.56(95% CI:3.35-3.77) in women, respectively. Conclusions The prevalence of overweight and obesity was high among residents aged 35 years or older in Yuhuan county, and they may relate to the increasing risk of hypertension.
