Waist Circumference Trajectories in Relation to Blood Pressure and the Risk of Hypertension in Chinese Adults.

ABSTRACT: Central obesity is associated with a higher risk of hypertension. This study aimed to analyze waist circumference (WC) trajectories and discover their association with blood pressure and the risk of hypertension. The data were obtained from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), with a sample of 11,885 adults aged 18 or older. Trajectory groups of WC were identified by group-based trajectory modeling. Three trajectory groups were identified in males: "normal-stable group" (group 1), "normal-increase to central obesity group" (group 2), and "central obesity-slight decrease group" (group 3). There were also three identified in females: "normal-increase to central obesity group" (group 1), "normal-stable group" (group 2), and "central obesity-increase group" (group 3). For males, compa

SUBMITTER: Wang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9782435 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature