The impact of body composition and fat distribution on blood pressure in young and middle-aged adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relative contributions of each component of body composition to blood pressure (BP) remain unclear.

Objective

We aimed to comprehensively investigate the impact of body composition and fat distribution on BP and quantify their relative contributions to BP in a large cohort with young and middle-aged adults.

Methods

14,412 participants with available data on whole-body DXA measurement from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were included. Multiple stepwise linear regressions of BP on components of body composition and fat distribution were built. Then, relative importance analysis was performed to quantify the contributions of each component to BP.

Results

The median age of participants was 36 years and there were 50.7% women. Li

SUBMITTER: Zhao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9478411 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature