Trajectories of body mass index and risk of incident hypertension among a normal body mass index population: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: It is unclear whether there are different body mass index (BMI) trajectories among a population with normal BMI levels, and the association between BMI patterns and incident hypertension is not well characterized. This prospective cohort study includes surveys conducted at baseline and three follow-ups. 3939 participants who are free of hypertension at baseline or first two follow-ups were enrolled. At baseline, the age of participants ranged from 35 to 82 years and the mean age was 45.9 years. The BMI trajectories were identified using latent mixture modeling with data from the baseline and first two follow-ups. The effects of different BMI trajectories on the development of hypertension were analyzed using a Cox proportional hazard model. Four distinct BMI trajectories were identified ov

SUBMITTER: Xu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8678668 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature