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Table 3 Association in men between handgrip strength and hypertension stratified by two BMI categories

From: Handgrip strength is positively related to blood pressure and hypertension risk: results from the National Health and nutrition examination survey

 

Underweight & Normal (N = 563)

Overweight & Obese (N = 1292)

β

S.E.

OR (95%CI)

P

β

S.E.

OR (95%CI)

P

Model

Model 1: unadjusted

−0.106

0.127

0.899 (0.701, 1.153)

0.402

−0.047

0.079

0.954 (0.817, 1.115)

0.557

Model 2: adjusted for age and BMI

0.127

0.158

1.136 (0.833, 1.549)

0.421

0.253

0.109

1.288 (1.041, 1.594)

< 0.05*

Model 3: as Model 2 and smoking and drinking

0.030

0.171

1.030 (0.737, 1.440)

0.863

0.270

0.112

1.311 (1.053, 1.631)

< 0.05*

  1. BMI body mass index. All participants were categorized into two strata according to BMI value: Underweight & Normal (BMI < 25) and Overweight & Obese (BMI ≥25). Handgrip was transformed into age and sex specific SD scores (z-score). * P < 0.05
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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