Association between pulse pressure and body mass index in hypertensive and normotensive populations in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V, 2010-2012

作者：Kang Min Gyu; Kim Kye Hwan; Koh Jin Sin; Park Jeong Rang; Hwang Seok Jae; Hwang Jin Yong; Ahn Jong Hwa; Jang Jeong Yoon; Jeong Young Hoon; Kwak Choong Hwan; Park Hyun Woong^*

来源：Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2017, 19(4): 395-401.

DOI：10.1111/jch.12935

• age
• body mass index
• pulse pressure
• sex
• Keywordsage
• body mass index
• Pulse pressure
• sex

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 18812 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.

• 出版日期2017-4