Association of Weight Loss from Early to Middle Adulthood and Incident Hypertension Risk Later in Life.

ABSTRACT: The effect of obesity in early adulthood and weight loss on incident hypertension in older age has not been well characterized. This study aimed to examine the association of weight loss from young adulthood to midlife with risk of incident hypertension later in life. We performed a retrospective cohort study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Five weight change groups were categorized: stable normal, weight loss, weight gain, maximum overweight and stable obese. The hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of the association between weight change and risk of hypertension in later life were estimated using Cox regression models. Compared with participants who maintained normal weight, the stable obese, weight gain, maximum overweigh

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7551896 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature