Mediator or moderator? The role of obesity in the association between age at menarche and blood pressure in middle-aged and elderly Chinese: a population-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We investigated the moderation/mediation between the age of menarche and obesity parameters in predicting blood pressure (BP) in middle-aged and elderly Chinese.

Design

Our study is a population-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

Participants in this study came from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS).

Participants

The analytical sample included 4513 participants aged 45-96 years.

Main outcome measurements

Data were selected from the CHARLS, a cross-sectional study. Between-group differences were evaluated using χ², t-test and one-way analysis of variance. The trend of related variables by characteristics was also tested using contrast analysis, as appropriate. Then, correlations between characteristics, mod

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9137347 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature