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Table 4 Association in women 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 = 636)

Overweight & Obese (N = 1323)

β

S.E.

OR (95%CI)

P

β

S.E.

OR (95%CI)

P

Model

Model 1: unadjusted

−0.163

0.154

0.849 (0.628, 1.150)

0.291

−0.043

0.104

0.958 (0.782, 1.174)

0.679

Model 2: adjusted for age and BMI

−0.133

0.211

0.876 (0.579, 1.326)

0.531

0.022

0.152

1.022 (0.759, 1.377)

0.885

Model 3: as Model 2 and smoking and drinking

−0.123

0.215

0.884 (0.580, 1.348)

0.568

0.008

0.158

1.008 (0.740, 1.373)

0.961

  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)
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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