Interaction effect between overweight/obesity and alcohol consumption on hypertension risk in China: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the interaction effect between overweight/obesity and alcohol consumption on hypertension risk.

Design

A longitudinal study of the independent and combined effects of hypertension risk factors.

Setting

Twelve provinces in China, including Beijing Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou and Chongqing.

Participants

Longitudinal data of China Health and Nutrition Survey, collected between 2011 and 2015, were used in this study. A total of 13 121 residents from 12 provinces were included and completed physical examinations and questionnaires at baseline.

Outcome

First incidence of hypertension.

Results

Over a mean follow-up of 4 years, 690 incident hypertension cases were reported

SUBMITTER: Sun J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9335037 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature